Izmit Refinery (TUPRAS)
A 226,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Izmit, TR, operated by TUPRAS. Nelson Complexity 10.5.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 226,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 10.5
- Status
- Damaged
- Operator
- TUPRAS
- Parent
- Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Ş. (BIST:TUPRS)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/tupras-izmit
- Coordinates
- 40.7600, 29.4400
Notes
Multiple news sources from January 29-31, 2026 report a massive explosion and major fire at Turkey's largest refinery (Izmit/TUPRAS). Such incidents typically require immediate shutdown for safety investigations and damage assessment, resulting in zero or near-zero utilization until repairs are completed.
What coverage reports
Explosion triggers major fire at Türkiye's largest oil refinery in Izmit
2026-01-29 · 4 publishers filed it
incident 1
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
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Incident CriticalExplosion triggers major fire at Türkiye's largest oil refinery in IzmitApa.az · matched izmit
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Incident HighTupras says Izmit refinery fire contained, no injuries and no major operational impactmarketscreener.com · matched izmit
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Incident CriticalExplosion triggers major fire at Türkiye's largest oil refinery in IzmitTürkiye Today · matched izmit
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Incident HighTupras Says Izmit Refinery Fire Contained, No Injuries And No Major Operational ImpactTradingView · matched izmit
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Maintenance MediumThe fuel oil recycling facility at TÜPRAŞ's Izmit refinery will undergo maintenanceSteelRadar · matched izmit
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Expansion LowTüpraş upgrades Izmit refinery to expand diesel productionOil & Gas Journal · matched izmit
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General LowIzmit Refinery, TurkeyNS Energy · matched izmit
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Expansion LowIzmit Crude Oil Refinery Upgrade, Gulf of Izmitoffshore-technology.com + 1 other outlet · matched izmit
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