PRODUCTION OF SHAHRIAR REFINERY (TABRIZ) TO BE SUPPLIED TO ARMENIA
ArmInfo
2009-08-20 20:47:00
ArmInfo. Production of Shahriar refinery (Tabriz) will be supplied
to Armenia and a number of countries in Middle Asia and the Caucasus,
says Shahriar refinery project manager Seyed Hassan Ghasemzadeh.
Seyed Hassan Ghasemzadeh says the oil products of the refinery will
meet EURO-V standard. Petrol with octane number 92 and 96 will produced
at the refinery. Lowering gas oil’s sulfur content, complying gas
oil with EURO-V standard, and constructing an FCC unit are among the
salient features of this project, he says.
As regards the surveys as part of the Yeraskh-Tabriz pipeline
construction project, he said that after the construction of the
refinery in Tabriz is over, all the necessary conditions for export
of petrol and diesel to Middle Asia and Caucasus, including Armenia,
will be created due to the above pipeline. In addition, the refinery
will produce propylene, Iran News reported. The refinery will satisfy
demand for fuel by the provinces Eastern Azerbaijan, Ardebil and
Western Azerbaijan.