[3][4] Pipelines connect the refinery to oil fields in Deir ez-Zor and Al-Hasakah.

[5] The refinery houses a thermal power station[6] that runs on fuel oil and has an installed capacity of 30 MW.

[3] During the Syrian civil war, the refinery processed up to 125,000 barrels per day imported from Iran by oil tankers,[5][3] which docked at Baniyas oil terminal.

[7] Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, it was forced to temporarily halt operations due to the cessation of Iranian imports.

[8] In August 2021, a fuel leak from the refinery power plant caused an oil spill along the Syrian coast.