Refinery

Baiji Refinery

North Refinery Company ·Baiji, IQ ·v1.1

A 310,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Baiji, IQ, operated by North Refinery Company. Nelson Complexity 2.

Record

Rated capacity
310,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
2
Status
Operating
Operator
North Refinery Company
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/north-refinery
Coordinates
34.9300, 43.4900

Notes

February 2026 fire incident caused casualties but refinery continued operations. Late February report indicates Baiji is 'ramping up' and contributing to nationwide refining capacity surge, suggesting recovery and partial restoration of operations post-incident.

What coverage reports

11 days since one was reported

Iraq hydrogen compressor fire at Baiji refinery
2026-08-10 · 1 publisher filed it

6 reported in 12 months

incident 4 · conflict 2

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

68 records16 Mar 2008 to 18 Aug 2026General 45 · Incident 11 · Conflict 7 · Operations 3
  1. General Low
    21 held over unauthorised tanker parking at Baiji and Siniya refineries
    964media · matched baiji
  2. Incident High
    Iraq hydrogen compressor fire at Baiji refinery
    HazardEx · matched baiji
  3. Incident High
    Iraq extinguishes refinery fire at Baiji oil complex, state news agency says
    marketscreener.com + 2 other outlets · matched baiji
  4. General Low
    Licensable picture: Baiji oil refinery, Iraq, satellite image
    reutersconnect.com · matched baiji
  5. General Low
    Security force arrests North Refineries Company finance director in Baiji
    شفق نيوز · matched baiji
  6. Conflict Critical
    Drone explodes near Baiji Refinery in Iraq’s Saladin - Shafaq News | Latest breaking news in Iraq and the world
    شفق نيوز + 1 other outlet · matched baiji
  7. Conflict Low
    Shafaq News..Authorities deny attack on Baiji plant as Iraq grapples with nationwide blackout
    شفق نيوز + 1 other outlet · matched baiji
  8. General Low
    This Week in Iraq: Iraq’s refinery demand surges with Baiji rehabilitation
    Iraq Oil Report · matched baiji
  9. General Low
    Nationwide refining capacity surges as Baiji ramps up
    Iraq Oil Report · matched baiji
  10. Incident Critical
    One dead and 13 injured in fire at Iraq’s Baiji oil refinery
    Health and Safety International · matched baiji
  11. Incident High
    Fire at Iraq’s Baiji refinery kills one, injures 13
    The New Arab · matched baiji
  12. Incident High
    Fire at Baiji Refinery Kills Worker, Injures Six
    باسنیوز + 5 other outlets · matched baiji
  13. General Low
    Iraq expands Baiji refinery complex
    Iraqi News · matched baiji
  14. Conflict Critical
    Security Forces Intercept Drone Attack on Baiji Refinery ‌
    PUKmedia یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان · matched baiji
  15. Conflict Critical
    Iraq’s Oil Ministry says Baiji refinery operations unaffected by drone incident
    964media · matched baiji
  16. Incident Critical
    Gross Negligence: Iraqi MPs urge investigation into Baiji refinery explosion - Shafaq News | Latest breaking news in Iraq and the world
    شفق نيوز · matched baiji
  17. Incident Critical
    Explosion hits Iraq's Baiji oil refinery
    Mehr News Agency · matched baiji
  18. Incident High
    Iraq’s Baiji refinery fire contained, operations unaffected - Shafaq News | Latest breaking news in Iraq and the world
    شفق نيوز · matched baiji
  19. Incident High
    Shafaq News..Baiji blaze: Fire hits Iraq’s largest refinery
    شفق نيوز · matched baiji
  20. Incident Critical
    Explosion of war remnants injures four workers at Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji: Source - Shafaq News | Latest breaking news in Iraq and the world
    شفق نيوز · matched baiji
  21. Incident Critical
    Baiji refinery blast injures six workers after grenade explosion linked to ISIS occupation
    964media · matched baiji
  22. General Low
    Iraq's Baiji refinery reopens in step toward energy independence
    thecradle.co · matched baiji
  23. Operations Low
    Iraq reopens North Refinery in Baiji closed for a decade
    The Globe and Mail + 1 other outlet · matched baiji
  24. Operations Low
    Iraq reopens major Baiji oil refinery after 10 years of closure
    al-monitor.com + 1 other outlet · matched baiji
  25. General Low
    Iraq’s NRC achieves completion of refining unit of Baiji North refinery
    Zawya · matched baiji
  26. General Low
    Iraqi Oil Ministry announces near opening of North Refinery in Baiji - Shafaq News | Latest breaking news in Iraq and the world
    شفق نيوز · matched baiji
  27. General Low
    Karbala, Baiji Refineries to Meet Iraq’s Local Demand for Oil
    egyptoil-gas.com + 1 other outlet · matched baiji
  28. General Low
    Prime Minister pledges restoration of Baiji refinery, Iraq's Largest, to regional prominence - Shafaq News | Latest breaking news in Iraq and the world
    شفق نيوز · matched baiji
  29. Expansion Low
    Reconstruction of North Refinery at Al-Sumoud Complex Continues: Iraqi Oil Minister
    Egypt Oil & Gas · matched baiji
  30. General Low
    North Oil Refineries Company unveils plan to increase production at Baiji refinery to 140,000 barrels per day
    PUKmedia یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان · matched baiji
  31. General Low
    Iraq increases capacity at Baiji refinery
    MEED · matched baiji
  32. General Low
    Baiji refinery begins its comeback
    Iraq Oil Report · matched baiji
  33. General Low
    Part of Iraq’s Baiji refinery to come back online
    MEED · matched baiji
  34. Operations Medium
    Iraq to restart Baiji refinery unit by year-end
    MEED · matched baiji
  35. General Low
    Baiji was home to Iraq’s largest oil refinery – now it’s a ghost town
    South China Morning Post · matched baiji
  36. Maintenance Low
    Once fixable, Baiji refinery plundered beyond repair
    Iraq Oil Report · matched baiji
  37. General Low
    Iraqi Forces Retake Control Of Key Refinery In Baiji From IS
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty · matched baiji
  38. General Low
    Video: Iraqi forces battle to secure Baiji refinery
    The New York Times · matched baiji
  39. General Low
    Baiji refinery devastated by IS scorched earth tactics
    Iraq Oil Report · matched baiji
  40. General Low
    Fierce fighting rages at Iraq’s Baiji refinery
    aljazeera.com + 1 other outlet · matched baiji
  41. Conflict Low
    U.S., Iraq working to stem attack on Baiji oil refinery
    Al Arabiya English · matched baiji
  42. General Low
    Iraq’s Baiji refinery under threat from ISIS: U.S.
    Al Arabiya English · matched baiji
  43. General Low
    Iraqi forces overpowered at Baiji refinery
    Iraq Oil Report · matched baiji
  44. General Low
    Iraqi forces retake most of Baiji refinery from Islamic State
    Reuters · matched baiji
  45. General Low
    Iraq's Baiji Oil Refinery Retaken From Extremists
    Lakeland Ledger · matched baiji
  46. General Low
    Iraq’s Baiji refinery not at ‘risk’ from ISIS: U.S.
    Al Arabiya English · matched baiji
  47. General Low
    IS fighters continue Baiji refinery attacks
    iraqoilreport.com · matched baiji
  48. General Low
    Islamic State assaults Baiji oil refinery
    Long War Journal · matched baiji
  49. General Low
    Baiji refinery ‘more than a year’ from re-start
    Iraq Oil Report · matched baiji
  50. General Low
    Islamic State Fighters Battle Iraqi Forces Near Baiji Refinery
    voanews.com + 2 other outlets · matched baiji
  51. General Low
    Iraqi Official: Security Forces Enter Baiji Refinery
    voanews.com + 2 other outlets · matched baiji
  52. General Low
    Islamic State fighters are retreating from Baiji oil refinery, Iraq officials say
    The Washington Post · matched baiji
  53. General Low
    Iraqi forces advance to try to break insurgent siege of Baiji refinery
    Al Arabiya English · matched baiji
  54. General Low
    Hawrami: Fixing Baiji refinery will take at least a year - Shafaq News | Latest breaking news in Iraq and the world
    شفق نيوز + 2 other outlets · matched baiji
  55. General Low
    Baiji refinery still under siege
    Iraq Oil Report · matched baiji
  56. General Low
    Using Oil as Political Currency: What ISIL’s Capture of the Baiji Oil Refinery Means for Iraq
    NATO Association + 1 other outlet · matched baiji
  57. General Low
    Displaced Iraqis struggle in refugee camps as the military regains control of the Baiji refinery
    The Guardian · matched baiji
  58. General Low
    Baiji refinery nearly falls to insurgents
    Iraq Oil Report · matched baiji
  59. General Low
    ISIS claims victory at Baiji refinery, Iraqi forces deny reports of surrender
    Miami Herald · matched baiji
  60. General Low
    ISIL rebels control Baiji refinery in Iraq
    Al Jazeera · matched baiji

8 older records held in the corpus. Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.