Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery is to launch a major national project which would promote the quality of its gasoil output.
Once operational. the project will make the 15-million-liter-per-day gasoil output of the facility meet Euro-4 qualifications.
Only the amine. sour water refining and sulfur recycling units are yet to become operational for completion of the quality promotion scheme at the strategic refinery near the Strait of Hormuz.
The project has so far made 98% physical progress and is expected to come online by late December.
Bandar Abbas Refinery. located in the southern province of Hormuzgan. contributes to 18 percent of the country`s petroleum refinement.
Earlier this yera. the hydrogen filtration of gasoil and gasoline units of the facility. including heavy oil refining. octane booster and catalytic resuscitation units were launched.