«refining technology»

Gazprom Neft has begun implementing an investment project to develop a cutting-edge graphite-electrode plant in the Avangard Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Omsk. Products from the future plant — which will be fully compliant with the highest international standards — will be used in producing high-grade steel in Russia. Target capacity at the plant is 30,000 tonnes per year, which will cover domestic steel manufacturers’ increasing demand for heavy-duty graphite electrodes, significantly reducing...

Gazprom Neft has launched a project to build a high-tech bitumen-binders production complex — unique to Russia’s roadbuilding industry — at the Gazpromneft-Bitumen Materials terminal in Salsk, in the Rostov Oblast. Construction is expected to be complete by 3Q 2021. The new complex will produce approximately 120,000 tonnes of polymer-bitumen binders (PBBs) every year. Production facilities will involve technology from New Zealand company Technix, and will include a sealed heat-recovery system, optimising...

Having received approval from Glavgosekspertiza, Russia, the Slavneft-YaNOS Refinery is starting construction of its delayed coking unit (DCU) — thanks to which the plant will terminate all production of heavy fuel oil, with the plant’s refining depth and light product yield expected to exceed 99% and 70%, respectively, as a result. Construction works are expected to be completed by 2024. This project is being implemented in two stages: the first will include construction of the DCU, which will...

Gazprom Neft’s Omsk Refinery has started production of much-in-demand JET A-1 aviation fuel, for jet and turboprop engines. This marks a further expansion of the company’s aviation-fuels product range — the Omsk Refinery having, hitherto, produced TC-1 aviation kerosine, used on the Russian market. The first consignment of Gazprom Neft JET-A1 aviation fuel has already been delivered to partners in Asia. Sales of JET A-1 aviation fuel will be handled by Gazpromneft-Aero, operator of the company’s...

Saving water is one of the key priorities in Gazprom Neft’s ongoing development of its directly-owned refineries, in Moscow and Omsk. As at end-2020, the Moscow Refinery had delivered a four-told reduction in water consumption and wastewater volumes — these savings having been made possible thanks to innovative “Biosphere” biological treatment facilities. These water-treatment technologies, developed by Russian scientists, guarantee water purification of up to 99.9%, allowing water to be returned...

Gazprom Neft succeeded in cutting energy, heating and fuel costs across its directly owned refineries (in Moscow and Omsk) throughout 2020, with energy-saving initiatives delivering savings of RUB400 million. Consistent improvement in managing energy consumption in production is a key element in Gazprom Neft’s ongoing refining-facilities development programme. Gazprom Neft’s Moscow and Omsk refineries implemented a total 40 energy-saving initiatives in 2020. The Moscow Refinery has further improved...

A needle-coke production technology developed by Gazprom Neft has been included in state patent agency Rospatent’s annual ratings of Russia’s top-10 most important inventions. This solution, developed by Gazprom Neft specialists, is making it possible for production of needle coke — a product used in producing lithium-ion storage batteries, as well as graphite electrodes used in the steel-making industry — to be handled in Russia for the first time. Needle-coke production is expected start, initially...

Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has assessed progress on the construction of Russia’s first cutting-edge oil-refining catalyst-production plant. “Catalytic cracking, hydrotreatment and hydrocracking catalysts are heavily dependent on imports — which currently average about 65%. Implementing this project, to supplement existing production capacity, will ensure Russian refineries are supplied with domestic catalysts for key refining processes — meaning imports here could be cut by as much...

The Slavneft-YaNOS oil refinery has started commercial production of a cutting-edge gasoline with an octane number of 100. Production of this new high-octane fuel, which is fully compliant with Euro-5 environmental standards, is the result of a technological modernisation programme at the plant. This 100-octane gasoline is designed for modern engines — the high octane number increasing engine power and boosting acceleration while reducing vibration and noise levels: a further advantage being easy...

Gazprom Neft’s Moscow Refinery has begun producing a unique winter diesel fuel exhibiting enhanced performance at low temperatures. With improved environmental properties, this fuel can be used under temperatures as low as −32ºC. Production of this new fuel has been made possible thanks to the commissioning of the new Euro+ refining complex in July 2020. Euro+ technologies mean winter diesels can be produced without the use of additives — the structure of the hydrocarbon itself being changed under...