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PAK ARAB OIL REFINERY (PARCO)

Situated in Mehmoodkot, at a distance of around 35 km from the city of
Muzaffargarh, is the PARCO Mid-Country Refinery. It was commissioned in
the year 2000 and built at a cost of US$ 886 million. The Refinery has added
4.5 million tons per annum (100,000 BPD) to the country’s refining capacity.
It was one of the only five refineries built in the world at the beginning of the
millennium and can therefore rightly be called the latest in terms of
technology.

A high standard residential area for the employees and their families exists
next to the Refinery, with all latest facilities like school, hospital, parks,
mosque, auditorium, shopping center, gymnasium, bowling alley, stadium
and sports complex. A fully operational club for fine dining and conducting
various activities and family get-togethers is also situated within the
premises.

In recognition of the importance of the Refinery, it has also been given a
symbolic representation in the logo of the District Administration,
Muzaffargarh, which was formally unveiled on August 31, 2019.
A tour of the Refinery can only be conducted with prior permission from, and
after coordination with, the administration of the Refinery.

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