Iranian President inaugurates new gasoline produciotn unit

Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 31 / Trend D. Khatinoglu/ Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the third gasoline production unit of Abadan refinery on Thursday, IRNA reported. The third unit of Abadan refinery is aimed to increase the country's gasoline production by 2 million liters per day. Iran says that the produced gasoline in this unit would be based on Euro 4 and 5 standards. The third unit will increase the Abadan refinery's total gasoline output to 15 million liters per day. Iran's Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said on September 21, 2012, that Iran will boost its gasoline production capacity by 10 million litres in the near future. According to his statements, once the third development phase of the Abadan Oil Refinery, the Lavan refinery's gasoline production unit, and the RFCC unit of the Shazand Refinery come on stream, the country's clean gasoline output, which meets Euro-4 and Euro-5 standards, will reach 25 million liters, from the current figure of 12 million. Iran produces 64 million liters gasoline per day which meets only domestic needs. The third phase of Abadan refinery came on stream at a cost of $3.5 billion. The move is a part of Iran's efforts to reduce air pollution. Motor vehicles account for 70 percent of air pollution in the Iranian capital. Tehran says all carmakers would be obliged to manufacture cars meeting Euro-4 and Euro-5 standards. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az