The crisis ended in 1953 after a political coup that overthrew Mossadegh's government. After these events, although nationalization was not reversed, oil export management was transferred to an international consortium of Western companies, which included British and American oil corporations. Formally, the oil industry remained nationalized, but foreign companies regained an important role in its management.

After the creation of the consortium, oil production and refinery operations were gradually restored. Foreign specialists returned, and equipment modernization and infrastructure restoration began. By the end of the 1950s, the plant had once again become one of the largest oil refining centers in the region. Abadan gradually regained its importance as the main hub of Iran's oil industry and a key export port in the Persian Gulf.