  Location of Baniyas Refinery within Syria | |
| Country | Syria |
|---|---|
| Province | Tartus |
| City | Baniyas |
| Coordinates | 35°13′1″N 35°57′34″E / 35.21694°N 35.95944°E |
| Refinery details | |
| Owner(s) | Baniyas Oil Company |
| Capacity | 125,000 bbl/d (19,900 m3/d) |
| Refining units | 4 |
| Website | https://www.brc.sy |
The Baniyas Refinery is an oil refinery located north of Baniyas, Syria. It is the largest oil refinery in Syria.[1] It is owned by the Baniyas Oil Company, which is managed by the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources.[2] Of its four refining units, two process light crude, originally configured for Euphrates Valley crude, and two process heavy crude, originally configured for Suwayda crude.[3][4] Pipelines connect the refinery to oil fields in Deir ez-Zor and Al-Hasakah.[5] The refinery houses a thermal power station[6] that runs on fuel oil and has an installed capacity of 30 MW.[3]
During the Syrian civil war, the refinery processed up to 125,000 barrels per day imported from Iran by oil tankers,[5][3] which docked at Baniyas oil terminal.[7] Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, it was forced to temporarily halt operations due to the cessation of Iranian imports.[1]
Several incidents have occurred at the facility. In 2019, an explosion during site maintenance killed a worker.[8] In August 2021, a fuel leak from the refinery power plant caused an oil spill along the Syrian coast.[6]
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[edit]References
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- ^ a b c Butter, David (July 2015). Syria’s Economy: Picking up the Pieces (PDF). Chatham House. pp. 19–22.
- ^ Butter, David (2014-04-02). "Fueling Conflict: Syria's War for Oil and Gas". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ a b Zwijnenburg, Wim (2019-07-31). "Iranian Oil Spills on Syria's Shores: A Brief OSINT Overview of an Environmental Incident". Bellingcat. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ a b "Cyprus on alert as Syrian oil slick spreads across Mediterranean". BBC News. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Iranian Oil Tanker Arrives at Baniyas Amidst Syria's Fuel Crisis". The Syrian Observer. 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Al-Khalidi, Suleiman. "Syria's oil minister says production unit in Banias refinery damaged in explosion". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2024-12-21.