SOCAR Star Oil Refinery

{{Short description|Oil refinery in İzmir, Turkey}}

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SOCAR Star Oil Refinery or SOCAR STAR Oil Refinery or Star Aegean is an oil refinery in Aliaga, western Turkey. It is operated by the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan SOCAR,{{Cite web |title=SOCAR’s giant investment project - STAR Refinery launched |url=https://www.euro-petrole.com/socars-giant-investment-project-star-refinery-launched-n-i-17627 |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=www.euro-petrole.com}}{{Cite news |date=2019-03-05 |title=Rising output at SOCAR's STAR oil refinery adds to sour shortage in Med |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-refinery-socar-idUSKCN1QM1MC |access-date=2022-09-03}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=Russian Oil Exports Fall by One-Third |url=https://www.energyintel.com/0000017f-4c35-d78a-af7f-efb5753e0000 |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=Energy Intelligence |language=en}} who holds 60% of the ownership. The remaining 40% being owned by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan.{{cite web |title=STAR Oil Refinery |url=https://www.socar.az/en/page/star-oil-refinery2 |access-date=6 October 2023}}

The construction of the refinery started in 2011, cost around US$6-7 billion and became operational in October 2018.

The refinery has a capacity around 200,000 barrels per day.{{cite web |title=STAR Aegean Refinery |url=https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/star-aegean-refinery/ |access-date=6 October 2023}} Climate Trace estimates it emitted over 3 million tonnes of the country’s greenhouse gas in 2023.{{Cite web |title=STAR Aliaga Oil Refinery |url=https://climatetrace.org/explore/#admin=Turkey%20(TUR):247:TUR:country&gas=co2e&year=2023&timeframe=100§or=&asset=3144143 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=climatetrace.org}}