Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Samara region, Russia
Capacity: 8.9 million tonnes (65.1 million barrels) per year
Start-up year: 2005
Syzran refinery in the Samara region is part of the Samara group of refineries acquired by Rosneft in May 2007. The plant’s crude distillation capacity equals 8.9 million tonnes (65.1 million barrels) per year. The refinery processes West Siberian crude (produced by Yuganskneftegaz) as well as feedstock from Rosneft’s oil fields in the Samara region (Samaraneftegaz). The plant’s deep conversion facilities include catalytic reforming, fuel hydrotreatment, catalytic and thermal cracking, bitumen production, and gas fractioning units.
Syzran Refinery produces a wide range of petroleum products, such as high-quality motor fuels, jet fuel, bitumen, etc. Prior to its acquisition by Rosneft, Syzran Refinery processed substantial volumes of the company’s crude oil under tolling arrangements. In the early 1970s, the refinery carried out a comprehensive expansion and upgrade program, which allowed increasing primary distillation capacity by 40% as well as achieving a 70% growth in fuel hydrotreatment capacity and bitumen production. In the 1990s, Syzran Refinery pioneered the production of high-octane unleaded gasoline in the Samara region. The Syzran Refinery processed 6.53 million tonnes (47.8 million barrels) of oil in 2010, which is 2.1% more than in 2009, and produced 6.12 million tonnes of saleable products. Refining depth was 65.2%. Work continued to reduce irretrievable refining losses and fuel use.
Topsoe won the contract for the diesel hydrotreating unit for the refinery. The new diesel hydrotreater is part of Rosneft’s modernisation programme, aiming at producing clean fuels in accordance with the Euro V specifications, which will be introduced in Russia by 2015. Heurtey Petrochem has won a contract for the design, equipment supply and fabrication of several refining heaters for the Syzran refinery. The execution will associate the French, Romanian and Russian offices of the Group, deliveries being scheduled between spring and sumer of 2013.
Operators:
Rosneft: Operator with 100% working interest
Contractors:
Topsoe: Diesel hydrotreating unit
Heurtey Petrochem: Design, equipment supply and fabrication of refining heaters