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Iran nears self-sufficiency in jet fuel production
File photo shows an Iranian technician installing hose for refueling
an aircraft.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/01/29/286213/iran-to-produce-jet-fuel-soon/
Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:46PM GMT
Iran is close to becoming self-sufficient in producing jet fuel with
the renovation of Abadan Oil Refinery, the oldest crude oil treatment
facility in the Middle East.
Next week, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to
inaugurate the final phase of the development of Abadan Refinery in
the southwestern province of Khuzestan.
Along with the Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) unit which
will also come on stream at Shazand Refinery in central Iran to mark
the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in early February,
Abadan Refinery will be producing 30 million liters per day (mlpd) of
gasoline conforming with Euro-4 and Euro-5 standards.
Iran is currently a leading producer of jet fuel for passenger and
cargo planes. The gasoline production unit of Abadan Oil Refinery
would allow the production of fuel for helicopters, crop dusters and
trainers.
The alkylation unit of Abadan Refinery is forecasted to produce 2 mlpd
of fuel for helicopters.
Deputy Minister of Oil Alireza Zeighami said the Abadan Refinery
upgrade would enhance the country's gasoline octane to 95, raise
sulfur and liquefied gas, and cut fuel oil production to 2.7 mlpd in
the facility.
He put at nearly one billion dollars the total costs for design,
manufacturing, installation and operation of the project and an
adjacent power plant.
Iran plans to inaugurate three mega-projects at Shazand, Lavan and
Abadan refineries by the end of the current Persian calendar year
(ending March 20, 2013) to enhance the production of the country's
premium gasoline from 12 mlpd to 25 mlpd.
Iran attained self-sufficiency in fuel production after its
international suppliers stopped selling gasoline under US pressure.
File photo shows an Iranian technician installing hose for refueling
an aircraft.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/01/29/286213/iran-to-produce-jet-fuel-soon/
Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:46PM GMT
Iran is close to becoming self-sufficient in producing jet fuel with
the renovation of Abadan Oil Refinery, the oldest crude oil treatment
facility in the Middle East.
Next week, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to
inaugurate the final phase of the development of Abadan Refinery in
the southwestern province of Khuzestan.
Along with the Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) unit which
will also come on stream at Shazand Refinery in central Iran to mark
the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in early February,
Abadan Refinery will be producing 30 million liters per day (mlpd) of
gasoline conforming with Euro-4 and Euro-5 standards.
Iran is currently a leading producer of jet fuel for passenger and
cargo planes. The gasoline production unit of Abadan Oil Refinery
would allow the production of fuel for helicopters, crop dusters and
trainers.
The alkylation unit of Abadan Refinery is forecasted to produce 2 mlpd
of fuel for helicopters.
Deputy Minister of Oil Alireza Zeighami said the Abadan Refinery
upgrade would enhance the country's gasoline octane to 95, raise
sulfur and liquefied gas, and cut fuel oil production to 2.7 mlpd in
the facility.
He put at nearly one billion dollars the total costs for design,
manufacturing, installation and operation of the project and an
adjacent power plant.
Iran plans to inaugurate three mega-projects at Shazand, Lavan and
Abadan refineries by the end of the current Persian calendar year
(ending March 20, 2013) to enhance the production of the country's
premium gasoline from 12 mlpd to 25 mlpd.
Iran attained self-sufficiency in fuel production after its
international suppliers stopped selling gasoline under US pressure.