Consists of two sites: Terminal & Refinery
The terminal was constructed by BECHTEL CO. and owned by TAPLINE (TRANS ARABIAN PIPELINE). Tapline used to receive light Arabian crude oil from Saudi Arabia through oil pipelines crossing Jordan and Syria reaching the Zahrani’s terminal in south of Lebanon.
The refinery was commissioned in early 1950, and was owned by CALTEX under the name of (MEDRECO - MEDITERANEAN REFINERY CO). Refining with a 17500 barrel per day capacity, till it was completely stopped in 1989 due to the same reasons that caused the stoppage of Tripoli refinery.
Current activities: the installations work on the basis of importing fuel oil and gas oil , Gasoline 92 octane, through the terminal and storing it in the reservoirs of the installations, then treating and distributing these derivatives in the local market through distribution companies. Read More
Consists of two sites: Terminal & Refinery
According to concession ratified by the law passed on 23/5/1931, Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) transported crude oil produced in Karkuk- Iraq through oil pipelines from Iraq across Syria, to the terminal in Tripoli- Lebanon to be exported and refined.
The Refinery was established in 1940 to refine the crude oil imported through pipelines from the fields of Karkuk- Iraq, with a capacity of 21000 barrels a day. In 1973, the Lebanese government took in charge the management of these installations.
However, the Lebanese war and the uselessness of the functioning of the refinery ended with the stoppage of the refinery in 1992.
Current activities: the installations work on the basis of importing fuel oil and gas oil through the terminal and storing it in the reservoirs of the installations, then treating and distributing these derivatives in the local market through distribution companies. Read More
