Project Profile
Value: US$3.5 billion
Location: 250 kilometres from Kazan, Russia
Refining capacity: 7 million tonnes/year, 120,500 barrels per day
Start-up Year: - December 2011
The 120,500 barrels per day Nizhnekamsk refinery, 250 km from Tatarstan\'s capital city of Kazan, has a refining capacity of 7 million tonnes per year (140,000 bpd) following upgrade efforts currently under way. The refinery, which was renamed OJSC Taneco, was commissioned in phases during 2011-12. OAO Tatneft is the refinery\'s main shareholder. The new grassroots complex consists of an oil refinery, aimed at processing seven million tonnes of crude oil per year, a deep conversion complex and a petrochemical complex. The deep conversion complex includes aromatics units, a fluidised catalytic cracker, a distillate hydrocracker, a delayed coker and a gasification plant.The petrochemical complex will include purified terephthalic acid, polyethylene terephthalate, linear alkylbenzene and polypropylene units, plus the associated power generation plants.
Foster Wheeler Italiana won the FEED contract to design and supply materials for two furnaces for the hydrocracking unit, a charge heater, and three interheaters for the continuous catalytic reformer unit. It is also carrying out detailed engineering of two heaters for the new delayed coker. Fluor provided project management services and select EPC services. VNIPIneft developed technical documentation and support services for packaging and delivery of equipment installations hydrocracking, hydrogen production and oils, while Lurgi managed Technology Coordination for Hydrocracker. Chevron Lummus Global provided the license for Isocracking technology. FUGRO developed geotechnical engineering recommendations to assist Fluor and their subcontractors in the design and construction of foundations to support the proposed structures associated with the project.
The refinery has aromatics units and a deep conversion section with a fluidized catalytic cracker, a distillate hydrocracker, a delayed coker, and a gasification plant. The petrochemical plant includes purified terephthalic acid, polyethylene terephthalate, linear alkylbenzene and polypropylene units, plus the associated power generation facilities. Oil products are sent to Europe. Supply is through a 118.2 km pipeline, which connects TANECO with the oil pumping station \"Kaleykino (Almetyevsk Region). The project was originally expected to cost US$3 billion when it was first announced but rising costs, construction completion, and the ultimate availability of project financing raised to US$3.5 billion.
TANECO was brought on line in December 2011. A delayed coking unit was completed at the site in June 2016, seven months later than previously anticipated. As a result, TANECO\'s refining depth has risen to 95%, and the facility has now halted production of heavy oil products.
As a result of a fire in November 2016, the refinery was temporarily shut down for maintenance. Tatneft plans to launch a deep processing unit at the site in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Operators:
OAO TATNEFT: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Chevron Lummus Global: License for Isocracking technology
Foster Wheeler: FEED contract
Fluor: Project management services and select EPC services
FUGRO: Development of geotechnical engineering recommendations to assist Fluor and their subcontractors in the design and construction
Linde Group: Basic and detail engineering, procurement, and supply of equipment and materials for two new hydrogen plants
Lurgi: Manage Technology Coordination for Hydrocracker
OAO VNIPIneft: Develop technical documentation and support services for packaging and delivery of equipment installations hydrocracking, hydrogen production and oils
Toyo Engineering Corporation: Provide services for detailed engineering and procurement
Sub contractors:
KBR: Hired to provide licensing and engineering services for the Veba Combi Cracker (VCC).