Preface:
Having had over two million barrels of refining capacity, Iran ranks second, following Saudi Arabia in the Middle East (ME). However, since most refineries of the country are worn-out, major part of their products don’t meet international standards.
In recent years, many attempts have been made to upgrade and improve the quality of the products of Iranian refineries; though, they have invariably failed due to the sanctions.
By the end of Iran’s Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (March 2017-March 2022), Iran was supposed to improve the quality of its existing refining products and also to boost its refining capacity. Nevertheless, due to the new sanctions imposed by the US, it seems far off for Iran to achieve its goals in this period.
In the new report of IranOilGas Network, i.e. ‘Iran Downstream Oil Survey 2019’, as usual, the Network has developed a very comprehensive, in-depth, statistical and analytical report on the latest status of Iran oil downstream industry, which includes current state of the refineries, the feedstock volume and the production rate of their five main products. The survey also includes statistical data on the previous periods and up to 18 years back.
The ‘Iran Downstream Oil Survey 2019’ presents figures relevant to production, consumption, exports and imports of Iran 5 major refining products (present and past), and has tried to provide an inclusive production rate forecast of five main products by March 2027.
The report focuses on the current as well as future status (by March 2027) of Iran refining industry projects. Details of all planned projects including grass rout refineries and refinery expansions are among other issues covered in this report.
Table of Contents:
1- Oil/Condensate Products Statistics
1-1- Production of Oil/Condensate Refineries
1-1-1- Current Production of Oil/Condensate Refineries
1-1-2- Actual Feed of Refineries in Past 17 Years
1-1-3- Oil/Condensate Refining Yields
1-1-3-1- Actual Yields of Refineries
1-1-3-2- Actual Yields of Refineries in Past 18 Years
1-1-3-3- Actual Yields Categorized by Refineries
1-1-3-4- Yields Categorized by Refineries over Past 10 Years
1-2- Consumption of Oil Products
1-2-1- Current Consumption of Oil Products
1-2-2- Consumption of Oil Products in Past 18 Years
1-3- Imports/Exports of Oil Products
1-3-1- Imports of Oil Products
1-3-2- Exports of Oil Products
1-4- Bunkering
1-5- CNG
1-5-1- CNG Stations Status
1-5-2- CNG Consumption
1-6- Forecasts
1-6-1- Iran Refining Capacity by March 2027
1-6-2- Estimates of Output of New Refineries by March 2025
1-6-3- Upgrading Output Estimates of Existing Oil Refineries by March 2025
1-6-4- Supply/Demand Estimates by March 2027
2- Major Refining Projects
2-1- Construction of New Refineries
2-1-1- Chabahar Heavy Oil Refinery
2-1-2- Anahita Oil Refinery
2-1-3- Bahman Geno (Hormoz) Heavy Oil Refinery
2-1-4- Pars Condensate Refinery
2-1-5- Persian Gulf Star Condensate Refinery
2-1-6- Siraf Condensate Park
2-2- Expanding and Upgrading Existing Oil Refineries
2-2-1- Upgrade of Esfahan Oil Refinery
2-2-2- Upgrade of Abadan Oil Refinery (Phase 2)
2-2-3- Other Projects