Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR) has raised its operating capacity to 160,000 barrels per day (bbl/d), driven by its new expansion plans aiming at boosting local production and reducing reliance on imports.

Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum of Mineral Resources, was briefed on MIDOR’s performance indicators during his visit to the company as part of his tour of the petroleum refining projects in Alexandria.  MIDOR Chairman and CEO Amr Lotfy and the team boasted the production rates and operating conditions in light of the recent expansions, confirming the refinery’s capability to provide products that comply with European Euro 5 European emission standards for fuels that dictate limits on pollutants like sulfur, benzene, and other harmful compounds.

MIDOR refinery supplies the local market with between 17%-20% of its diesel and gasoline needs, said Lotfy, while highlighting the operational and financial status.

The company plans to raise its production capacity through refinery expansion works by 160% in 2025. During a previous visit of Badawi to the MIDOR refinery, Lotfy announced that a project to increase refining capacity by 60% had been completed.

In 2024, MIDOR increased its production, refining more than 46 million barrels (mmbbl), a 26% increase from 2023 levels. This led to a 26% increase in diesel production and a 31 % hike in high-octane gasoline production compared to the previous year. These surges in Production enabled the company to cover approximately 20% and 18% of the local market needs in diesel and high-octane gas, respectively.