Refinery Blast Reported In Iran's Persian Gulf Port - ایران اینترنشنال

Refinery Blast Reported In Iran's Persian Gulf Port | Iran International

An explosion is reported by government media at one of Iran's largest refineries which occurred after of a gas leak, according to officials.

The explosion involved gas condensates and took place in the southern Bandar Abbas refinery, IRNA state news agency reported.

However, an official confirmation of the incident has not been released at this time. Details regarding the extent of damage or any potential casualties were not provided.

The Bandar Abbas oil refinery project was launched in 1992 and became operational in 1997. It is currently operating under the name of Bandar Abbas Oil Refining Company.

The nominal capacity of the facility is 350,000 barrels of crude oil and gas condensates per day, which accounts for 18% of Iran's petroleum products.

A similar incident happened in July in an oil facility in Bandar Abbas. Three petroleum product reservoirs belonging to the Aftab Oil Refining company caught fire with unspecified degree of damage.

Numerous unexplained explosions and fires have occurred at various Iranian military, nuclear, and industrial facilities, including pipelines and refineries, since mid-2020.

On January 28, a huge fire erupted at an Iranian military industry factory following a suspected drone strike in Esfahan.

Although authorities have not provided full explanations for the incidents, they have attributed a series of high-profile sabotage attacks on facilities to Israel. It's worth noting that Israel has not claimed responsibility for any of these events.