LUKOIL Group integrates four refineries in Russia (in Perm, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ukhta), along with three refineries in Europe (in Italy, Romania, and Bulgaria), and has a 45% interest in a refinery in the Netherlands. The aggregate capacity of these refineries is 80.4 million tonnes.
The Company's plants have cutting-edge conversion and reforming capacities, and produce a wide range of high quality petroleum products. In terms of the engineering properties of their production capacities and the efficiency indicators, the Russian refineries surpass the average Russian level, while the European plants of the Company are equal to their competitors and are located close to our key target markets.
In 2016, LUKOIL completed a large-scale upgrade program worth around USD 12 billion to build 12 units for secondary processing and treatment of the feedstock (11 in Russia and one in Bulgaria). The program helped LUKOIL become the first company in Russia to produce motor fuels compliant with Euro 5 standards. Furthermore, the Company was able to boost manufacturing efficiency and increase the share of high value-added petroleum products in its mix.
Since 2017, LUKOIL has been implementing selective projects to upgrade its Russian facilities, with the biggest one being the delayed coker project at the Nizhny Novgorod Refinery.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Feedstock processing, mln t | 66.061 | 67.240 | 67.316 | 68.746 | 58.608 |
| Petroleum products output, mln t | 62.343 | 63.491 | 63.774 | 65.081 | 54.964 |
| Gasolines (motor and straight-run), mln t | 16.494 | 17.372 | 16.783 | 17.869 | 14.928 |
| Diesel fuel, mln t | 22.668 | 25.628 | 25.834 | 27.102 | 24.418 |
| Jet fuel, mln t | 3.110 | 3.793 | 3.951 | 3.992 | 2.721 |
| Fuel oil and vacuum gas oil, mln t | 12.511 | 9.098 | 9.399 | 7.718 | 4.998 |
| Lubricants and components, mln t | 1.015 | 1.163 | 0.961 | 0.963 | 0.923 |
| Other products, % | 6.545 | 6.437 | 6.846 | 7.437 | 6.976 |
| Light product yield, % | 66.5 | 71.3 | 70.5 | 72.6 | 72.4 |
| Refining depth, % | 85.2 | 86.8 | 88.0 | 89.4 | 92.6 |
| Nelson Index | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
REFINERIES IN RUSSIA
Fuel and lube production refinery
Located in southern Russia
Specializes in refining of the blended light West-Siberian and Lower Volga oils
The crude is delivered to the refinery via the Samara-Tikhoretsk oil pipeline
Finished products are shipped by railroad, river and motor trucks
Key conversion processes include coker units (2 units with a capacity of 24.0 th. bbl/d), hydrocracking unit (with capacity of 67.0 th.bbl/d)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Refining capacity, mln t/year | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Nelson index | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Refinery throughput, mln t | 12.895 | 14.388 | 14.775 | 14.613 | 14.362 |
| Petroleum products output, mln t | 12.413 | 13.825 | 14.263 | 14.137 | 13.919 |
* Excluding unused capacities (1.2 mln t since 2015).
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Plant’s History
The plant was commissioned in 1957, and joined the LUKOIL Group in 1991. Mid 2000-s witnessed commissioning of a gasoline blending unit and an oil discharge rack, as well as a diesel fuel hydrotreater, a straight-run gasoline stabilization unit, and a saturated hydrocarbon gas fractionation unit.
Between 2004 and 2010 the first stage of the coke calcination unit was commissioned, as well as the isomerization unit with a capacity of 380 th. t/year; a catalytic reforming unit was constructed. A vacuum block of the AVDU-6 unit was reconstructed and commissioned. Production of ECTO-branded diesel fuel was launched.
Between 2010 and 2014 the diesel fuel hydrotreater was upgraded, a PSA block was commissioned, as well as a new delayed coking unit with a capacity of 1 mln t/year, a diesel fuel hydrotreater with a capacity of 3.0 mln t/year, the second string of the coke calcination unit with increased calcination capacity of up to 280 th. t/year.
AVDU-1 desalter primary crude processing unit was commissioned in 2015. It helps enhance the oil refining efficiency and capacity up to 15.7 mln t/year.
A vacuum gasoil deep conversion complex was commissioned in 2016. The capacity of the Russian Vacuum Gasoil Deep Conversion Complex comes to 3.5 mln t/year. It was constructed in record-breaking time, i. e., 3 years. The complex also comprises hydrogen and sulfur generation units, plant economic facilities.
In 2017 hydrocracker built in 2016 successfully reached the design capacity. This significantly improved the refinery's petroleum product slate by replacing the vacuum gas oil with higher value-added products, primarily Euro-5 diesel fuel.
In 2019, the Volgograd Refinery launched production of low-sulfur bunker fuel (fuel oil) compliant with MARPOL requirements.
In 2020, the Volgograd Refinery completed construction of a de-asphalting unit and a fractionation unit for unconverted oil as parts of a high-viscosity index lubricants production complex.
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Fuel and lube-petrochemistry production refinery
Located 9 km away from Perm
Specializes in refining of blended crudes from northern Perm Oblast and Western Siberia
The crude is delivered to the refinery via Surgut-Polotsk and Kholmogory-Klin oil pipelines
Finished products are shipped by railroad, motor and river trucks, as well as via the Perm-Andreevka-Ufa oil product pipeline
Key conversion processes: T-Star hydrocracking unit (65.2 th. bbl/d), a catalytic cracking unit (9.3 th. bbl/d), and a coking unit (56.0 th. bbl/d)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Refining capacity, mln t/year | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Nelson index | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Refinery throughput, mln t | 11.898 | 12.452 | 12.966 | 12.700 | 12.921 |
| Petroleum products output, mln t | 11.008 | 11.543 | 12.042 | 11.779 | 12.044 |
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Plant’s History
The plant was commissioned in 1958, and joined the LUKOIL Group in 1991. In 1990-s the plant implemented a coking unit upgrade program, constructed a fuel oil vacuum distillation unit, a lube refining unit, commissioned a hydrogen sulfide utilization and a sulfuric acid production unit.
In the 2000-s an advanced petroleum refining complex was commissioned, as well as an additive feeding hub at the hydro dearomatization unit, an isomerization unit, AVDU units were reconstructed, an atmospheric block at the AVDU-4 unit was upgraded thus increasing the capacity by 125 th. t/year. In 2008 the refinery capacity was increased up to 12.6 mln t/year.
Between 2011 and 2014 the capacity of the delayed coking unit was increased up to 1 mln t/year, a modern distributed control system was commissioned, the diesel fuel hydrotreater was upgraded, and technical re-equipment of the vacuum block at the AVDU-4 unit was completed.
An oil residue refining complex was commissioned in 2015, which makes it possible to switch over to the mazute-free plan and enhance the light petroleum output, and construction of a power block with a 200 MW rated capacity was completed.
In 2016 LUKOIL completed reconstruction of the diesel fuel hydrodearomatization block of the hydrocracker.
In 2017, a rail trestle for the fuel oil discharge with a capacity of up to 1 million tonnes per year was commissioned. The rail trestle enhanced inter-plant integration and ensured the supply of heavy petroleum feedstock from Nizhny Novgorod Refinery to the petroleum residue processing complex and bitumen production unit of Perm Refinery.
The fuel oil loading infrastructure was also brought on stream at Perm Refinery in 2018, improving delayed coker utilization rate and strengthening inter-plant optimization across the Group.
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Fuel and lube production refinery
Located in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Specializes in refining of the blended crudes from West Siberia and Tatarstan
The crude is delivered to the refinery via Almetyevsk-Nizhny Novgorod and Surgut-Polotsk oil pipelines
Finished products are shipped by railroad, motor and river trucks, as well as via the pipeline
Key conversion processes include a catalytic cracking unit (80.0 th. bbl/d) and a visbreaking unit (42.2 th. bbl/d)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Refining capacity, mln t/year | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Nelson index | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Refinery throughput, mln t | 15.423 | 15.484 | 14.989 | 15.996 | 12.030 |
| Petroleum products output, mln t | 14.826 | 14.727 | 14.296 | 15.199 | 11.416 |
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Plant’s History
The plant was commissioned in 1958, and joined the LUKOIL Group in 2001.
AVDU-5 and lube hydrotreating units were reconstructed in 2000. Highly purified food paraffin production, a catalytic reforming unit and a gasoline isomerization unit were commissioned, the AVDU-6 atmospheric block and hydrotreatment units were upgraded, which made it possible to start Euro-5 compliant diesel fuel manufacturing. A tar visbreaking unit with a capacity of 2.4 mln t/year was commissioned in 2008, which increased the vacuum gasoil output and reduced the fuel oil output. A vacuum gasoil catalytic cracking unit was commissioned in 2010, which made it possible to enhance the plant's production of high octane automobile gasolines by 1.4 mln t/year, diesel fuel by 400 th. t/year, light petroleum product output by 12%. The diesel fuel hydrotreater was reconstructed.
Between 2011 and 2014 a hydrogen fluoride alkylation unit was commissioned, the AVDU-5 reconstruction was completed, and a modern distributed control system was introduced at the AVDU-1 unit. The oil and petroleum product storage plants were expanded, which created an oil reserve and optimized the fuel oil logistics. Operations were conducted to supply equipment and commission the infrastructure facilities to prepare for bringing Catalytic Cracking Complex No.2 and Vacuum Block VT-2 into production. The facilities were commissioned in 2015.
In 2016 the feedstock mix was expanded, thus increasing the output of diesel fuel and gasoline with no incremental fuel oil production.
In 2017, Nizhny Novgorod Refinery started producing ECTO 100, a premium gasoline with improved performance properties. Also LUKOIL took the final investment decision on the construction of a delayed coker complex with a feedstock capacity of 2.1 million tonnes per year at its Nizhny Novgorod Refinery. The complex will use heavy residuals from the refining process as feedstock, and produce mainly diesel fuel, straight-run gasoline, and gas fractions, as well as dark products – vacuum gas oil and coke. The launch of the delayed coker complex and related optimization measures will increase the output of light products at Nizhny Novgorod Refinery by more than 10%. Increased secondary refining capacity and optimized refinery utilization will help reduce fuel oil output by 2.7 million tonnes per year.
Construction of a delayed coker complex and an isomerization unit was launched in 2018.
In 2021, PENEX isomerisation unit was commissioned. The unit will allow to apply low temperature isomerisation to light naphtha in order to produce high-octane blending component to gasoline. The annual feed rate amounts to 800 thousand tonnes.
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Fuel production refinery
Located in the central part of the Komi Republic
Specializes in refining of the blended crudes from the fields of the Komi Republic
The crude is delivered to the refinery via the Usa-Ukhta oil pipeline
Finished products are shipped by railroad and motor trucks
Key conversion processes include a visbreaking unit (14.1 th. bbl/d)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Refining capacity, mln t/year | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Nelson index | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Refinery throughput, mln t | 2.853 | 2.311 | 1.899 | 2.210 | 1.929 |
| Petroleum products output, mln t | 2.693 | 2.182 | 1.799 | 2.091 | 1.860 |
* Excluding unused capacity (2.0 mln t).
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Plant’s History
The plant was commissioned in 1934, and joined the LUKOIL Group in 1999.
The AT-1 unit was reconstructed in the 2000-s, a diesel fuel hydrodewaxing unit, an oil discharge rack and a dark petroleum product loading rack were commissioned. The first reconstruction stage of the catalytic reforming complex was completed, which enhanced the respective capacity by 35 th. t/year. A block was commissioned to enhance hydrogen density at the hydrodewaxing unit, the second stage of the oil and petroleum product discharge and loading rack was completed, as well as the catalytic reforming unit re-equipment, a tar visbreaking unit with a capacity of 800 th. t/year was commissioned, which enhanced vacuum gasoil production. Construction of an isomerization block was completed in 2009.
Technical re-equipment of the reactor block of the GDS-850 diesel fuel hydrotreater was completed in 2012. The AVDU unit was commissioned after reconstruction in 2013, the vacuum block capacity was enhanced up to 2 mln t/year. Construction of a gas condensate discharge block was completed. Technical re-equipment of the enterprise continued in 2014—2015.
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Urai Mini-Refinery
Fuel production refinery
Located in Urai
Specializes in refining of the local blended crudes
Commissioned by the LUKOIL Group in 1995
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Kogalym Mini-Refinery
Fuel production refinery
Located in Kogalym
Specializes in refining of the local blended crudes
Commissioned by the LUKOIL Group in 1997
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Mini-refineries in Uray and Kogalym
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Refining capacity, mln t/year 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Refinery throughput, mln t 0.176 0.179 0.182 0.196 0.215 Petroleum products output, mln t 0.168 0.171 0.174 0.186 0.199
REFINERIES IN EUROPE
Fuel production refinery
Located in Ploiești (central part of Romania), 55 km away from Bucharest
Processes Urals oil (Russian exported blend) and the oil produced at Romanian fields
The crude is delivered to the refinery via an oil pipeline from the Black Sea port of Constanta. The Romanian oil is also delivered by railway
Finished products are shipped by railroad and motor trucks
Key conversion processes include a catalytic cracking unit (18.5 th. bbl/d) and a coking unit (10.5 th. bbl/d)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Refining capacity, mln t/year | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Nelson index | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Refinery throughput, mln t | 2.771 | 2.368 | 2.723 | 2.485 | 2.382 |
| Petroleum products output, mln t | 2.709 | 2.320 | 2.659 | 2.368 | 2.272 |
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Plant’s History
The plant was commissioned in 1904, and joined the LUKOIL Group in 1999.
Manufacturing of AI-98 gasoline and low-sulfur diesel fuel started in the 2000-s. In the early 2000s the primary oil processing units, hydrotreaters, reforming units, cokers, catalytic cracking units, gas fractionation and isomerization units were upgraded; cat-cracked gasoline hydrotreaters, hydrogen generation units were constructed.
The plant was commissioned in 2004. A MTBE/TAME additive manufacturing unit was commissioned afterwards, as well as a 25 MW turbine generator; reconstruction of diesel fuel hydrotreaters, catalytic cracking units, cat-cracked gasoline hydrotreaters and MTBE/TAME manufacturing units was completed, as well as that of the vacuum block at AVDU-1. Construction of the hydrogen generation unit was completed, which enabled the Company to manufacture Euro-5 compliant fuels.
Between 2010 and 2014 two new coke drums at a delayed coking unit were assembled, propylene manufacturing with the sulfur content of less than 5 ppm was launched, the amine block was reconstructed, an improved control system was introduced to the AVDU-3 unit, thus increasing commercial output.
2013 witnessed completion of projects aimed at C3+ recovery rate enhancement out of the cat-cracked dry gas, upgrade of the treatment facilities. Total overhaul of the enterprise was completed, the plant to switched over to the mazute-free production, refining depth and light product yield were increased.
A unit for the treatment of flue gas generated by the catalytic cracking process was commissioned in 2015.
Fuel and petrochemistry production refinery
Located at the Black Sea coast, 15 km away from Burgas
Processes different branded oils (incl. Russian export oils) and fuel oil
The crude is delivered to the refinery via the pipeline from the Rosenets oil terminal
Finished products are shipped by railroad, sea and motor trucks, as well as via the oil product pipeline to central regions of the country
Key conversion processes include a catalytic cracking unit (37.1 th. bbl/d), a visbreaking unit (26.4 th. bbl/d) and a tar hydrocracking unit (39.0 th. bbl/d).
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Refining capacity, mln t/year | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Nelson index | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Refinery throughput, mln t | 6.813 | 7.004 | 5.997 | 6.850 | 4.926 |
| Petroleum products output, mln t | 6.402 | 6.527 | 5.663 | 6.432 | 4.520 |
* Excluding unused capacities (2.8 mln t).
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Plant’s History
The plant was commissioned in 1964, and joined the LUKOIL Group in 1999.
The 2000-s witnessed start of high octane gasoline manufacturing characterized by light fractional composition, manufacturing of 5 kinds of products compliant with the European standards; a catalytic reforming unit was constructed, as well as a catalytic cracking unit, a regenerator of the catalytic cracking unit; a system was commissioned to change the TPP fuel structure in view of the market prices for boiler fuel and gas; a gas sulfur manufacturing unit was constructed with a capacity of 30 th. t/year.
Between 2006 and 2007 a project was completed to reduce atmospheric emissions, and an n-butane isomerization unit was constructed with a capacity of 50 th. t/year.
In 2009 a diesel fuel hydrotreater was upgraded to manufacture Euro-5 compliant fuel, a new sulfuric acid alkylation unit was commissioned.
Between 2010 and 2014 diesel fuel hydrotreaters were commissioned, as well as cat-cracked gasoline hydrotreaters, and a sulfuric acid regeneration unit.
Construction and assembly work of a gas sulfur manufacturing unit was completed in 2014.
A Heavy Residue Processing Complex was commissioned in 2015.
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Located in the east of Sicily in the vicinity of Priolo
Processes different branded oils and straight-run fuel oil
Major feed stock suppliers include countries of the Black Sea region, North and West Africa, the Persian Gulf
Finished products are shipped by sea and motor trucks
Key conversion processes include catalytic cracking units (38 th. bbl/d), hydrocracking units (90 th. bbl/day), visbreaking and thermal cracking units (99 th. bbl/d)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Refining capacity, mln t/year | 11.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Nelson index | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Refinery throughput, mln t | 9.796 | 9.692 | 10.336 | 10.561 | 8.062 |
| Petroleum products output, mln t | 8.696 | 8.840 | 9.399 | 9.769 | 6.959 |
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Plant’s History
Commissioned in 1964 (Northern site) and 1975 (Southern site). A comprehensive upgrade of the enterprise was completed in 2003.
In 2008 the LUKOIL Group acquired a 49% stake in the joint venture to control ISAB Scientific Design Complex from ERG S.p.A.
In 2011 the Company's stake was increased from 49 to 60%, in 2012 from 60 to 80%, while in 2013 the Company's stake was brought up to 100%.
The IGCC power block was acquired in 2014.
Measures were implemented in 2015 to enhance the economic efficiency of the enterprise.
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Located at the major refining and trading hub of Northwest Europe ARA (Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp)
LUKOIL stake in the joint venture – 45%
Around 90% of the plant's products are sold in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland
Finished products are shipped by water and motor trucks
Connected via own pipeline with the Maasvlakte Oil Terminal (total capacity of 4 mln t)
The plant's own tank battery includes 54 reservoirs for oil and petroleum product storage
Key conversion processes include a hydrocracking unit (74 th. bbl/d)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Refining capacity, mln t/year | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Nelson index | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Refinery throughput, mln t | 4.929 | 5.069 | 5.071 | 4.696 | 3.178 |
| Petroleum products output, mln t | 4.913 | 5.058 | 5.068 | 4.681 | 3.172 |
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Plant’s History
Commissioned by TOTAL S.A. in 1973. In 1980 Dow acquired a 20%-stake in the refinery. In 2009 the LUKOIL Group acquired a 45% stake in the joint venture to control the TRN refinery from TOTAL S.A.
Starting from 1990, constant upgrades took place at the plant, while it remained one of the most hi-tech plants in Europe (kerosene cut treatment and sulfur recovery units were commissioned, capacities of the medium distillate hydro treaters were expanded to ensure diesel fuel manufacturing with the sulfur content of 50 ppm). The hydro cracking unit reconstruction with its capacities expanded is one of the recent large-scale upgrade projects (completed in 2004).
In 2011 the TRN refinery changed its name to Zeeland Refinery.
