Upgrade at Ryazan Refinery
19 Dec 2005
TNK-BP today announced the commissioning of a major upgrade of the Ryazan refinery with the inauguration of the vacuum gasoil hydrotreater unit. This represents substantial completion of a comprehensive modernization project at the refinery originally begun in 2000.
The launch of the VGO hydrotreater will bring the Fluid Catalytic Cracker to its maximum capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per year, and make it the largest cat cracking unit in Russia. As a result, the refinery will be producing incremental amounts of high octane gasoline and Euro-grade diesel fuel. Upgraded refinery operations will also lead to a 10% reduction in emissions for every tonne of crude oil processed.
The project was successfully implemented by a project team with international experience. Equipment for the construction was sourced from both Russia and abroad while the principal VGO reactors were manufactured in Russia.
“We believe the launch of the VGO unit and substantial completion of the upgrade program will make the Ryazan refinery one of the most competitive in Russia,” said Antony Considine, Executive Vice President for TNK-BP’s Refining and Marketing businesses. “Importantly, modernization will also benefit the Ryazan region by creating new job places and ensuring advanced HSE standards.”
The Ryazan refinery was commissioned in 1960, and currently has a capacity for crude oil processing around 17 million tonnes per year. Its maximum effective capacity is currently around 15.5 million tonnes per year due to the capacities of the upgrading units.
The refinery produces a full range of oil fuel products: LPG’s, gasolines, kerosene, diesel fuel, fuel oil, lubricating oils, bitumen, and solvents.
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