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Refineries in Iran
Iran has 6 refineries mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 11th-largest fleet of the 72 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 6 operating. Combined refining capacity is about 1,745 kb/d. The largest is Abadan Refinery (400 kb/d).
The largest owner-operators are NIOC (6) — NIOC alone is named on 100% of them.
6
Refinery in Iran
#11
of 72 countries
1,745
Refining kb/d
On the interactive map
Largest refineries in Iran
- Abadan Refinery400 kb/d
- Isfahan Refinery375 kb/d
- Bandar Abbas Refinery320 kb/d
- Tehran Refinery250 kb/d
- Shazand Refinery250 kb/d
- Arak Refinery150 kb/d
Who owns Iran's refineries
- NIOC6 100%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How Iran compares · refineries by country
Frequently asked
- How many refineries are there in Iran?
- OverWatts maps 6 refineries in Iran — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 11th-largest national fleet of the 72 countries with any.
- What is the largest refinery in Iran?
- Abadan Refinery, at 400 kb/d, operated by NIOC.
- What is Iran's total refining capacity?
- About 1,745 kb/d across 6 refineries mapped on OverWatts.
- Who owns the refineries in Iran?
- NIOC is named as owner or operator on the most — 6 of 6 (100%). Next are .