Bukhara Oil Refinery Plans to Double Capacity Following $328 Million Upgrade
The capacity of the Bukhara Oil Refinery is set to increase to 5 million tons of raw materials per year. The $328 million project also includes expanding the production of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline meeting Euro-5 standards.
The Bukhara Oil Refinery modernization project was presented to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to the facility in the Karaulbazar district on November 3.
The refinery plans to install equipment for naphtha hydrotreating and isomerization. The former will reduce sulfur and other impurities, while the latter will increase the octane number of gasoline produced from light oil fractions.
The project also includes improvements in raw material fractionation and deep processing of heavy residues. Following the project's implementation, the plant's annual capacity is expected to increase by 2.5 million tons, reaching 5 million tons.
This refers to the planned production capacity, not the already achieved processing volume. The completion date for the modernization is not specified in the announcement.
In the first nine months of 2026, the refinery produced 1.36 million tons of petroleum products worth 12.1 trillion Uzbekistani soms. Exports of products and services amounted to $99.5 million.
The modernization is expected to boost fuel supplies to the domestic market and expand export opportunities.
