Kirishi-2 Oil Refinery
| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| City | Kirishi |
| Refinery details | |
| Owner(s) | Kirishi-2 Oil Refinery |
| Commissioned | January 2017 |
| Capacity | 10 million tons per year |
The Kirishi-2 Oil Refinery is Russia's first residual oil high conversion refinery. It was opened in Kirishi, Russia in 2017.[1] It is located on the site of the KINEF refinery.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]The Kirishi-2 Oil Refinery produces a high yield of light oil (73.12%) and high-quality motor fuels. Its products include AI-95 motor gasoline, gas petrochemicals, diesel, kerosene, LPG, isobutene, N-butane, petroleum coke, propane and sulphur.[3][4]
The Kirishi-2 Oil Refinery has an annual output of 10 million tons.[citation needed] As of 2024 the refinery produced approximately 11 percent of Russia's total output gasoline, 6.4 percent of its diesel fuel, 5.6 percent of fuel oil, and 7.4 percent of its aviation fuel.[5]
The Kirishi-2 refinery is owned by Surgutneftegaz's Kirishinefteorgsintez subsidiary.[2]
Management
[edit]The refinery project was managed by Giorgi Ramzaitsev, the chairman of the Board of Directors of ChekSU, a major manganese ore and ferroalloy mining and processing company in Russia,[6] and Andrei Yermolaev, a former member of the Leningrad Regional Legislative Assembly.[7]
History
[edit]On 12 March 2024 the refinery was attacked by Ukrainian drones, as part of Ukraine's response to Vladimir Putin's Special Military Operation.[8][5][2] Reuters reported that at least half of the refinery's production was halted by the attack.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Russian Executives to Build Country's First Waste Oil Refinery", Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine, May 1, 2014
- ^ a b c "Russian refineries targeted by Ukraine's drones | World News". 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Andrei Yermolaev: Kirishi-2 Oil Refinery Has No Analogues in Russia or Europe" (In Russian) Archived 2014-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, RIA: Energy and Utilities, February 20, 2014
- ^ "Kirishi Chosen for New Oil Refinery", St. Petersburg Times, March 26, 2014
- ^ a b c "Map shows Ukraine drone threat over Putin's oil empire". 15 March 2024.
- ^ "ChekSU: About the Company (In Russian)", ChekSU Corporate Portal, February 21, 2012
- ^ "Benzene Instead of Waste" (In Russian), Delovoy Peterburg, June 10, 2014
- ^ https://www.ft.com/content/4bd2b770-422b-45dc-b495-52a08e3e927d.
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