Israel’s 100,000 b/d Ashdod Refinery on the southern Mediterranean coast has yet to resume “regular operations due to malfunctions discovered in the Company’s facilities,” the firm announced on 14 July. The refinery was taken offline between 15 June and 4 July to undergo planned maintenance which included regeneration of the catalyst in the catalytic reforming unit, according to the statement made to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). It expects operations to resume by 21 July. Until then, Israeli refining capacity is greatly restricted as the 197,000 b/d Bazan refinery was damaged during the Iran conflict.
This threatens to strain domestic fuel supplies. Ashdod says that “on July 13, 2025, the Company informed some of its customers that as of July 14, 2025, it will not be able to supply them with their fuel volume of diesel.” (CONTINUED - 194 WORDS)