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Volgograd Refinery

Coordinates: 48°29′21″N 44°37′38″E / 48.48917°N 44.62722°E / 48.48917; 44.62722
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Volgograd Refinery
Volgograd Refinery is located in Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd Refinery
Location of Volgograd Refinery
Volgograd Refinery is located in European Russia
Volgograd Refinery
Volgograd Refinery (European Russia)
CityRussia Volgograd, Russia
Coordinates48°29′21″N 44°37′38″E / 48.48917°N 44.62722°E / 48.48917; 44.62722
Refinery details
OperatorLukoil
Commissioned1957
No. of employees~2,200
Websitevnpz.lukoil.ru

The Volgograd Refinery (Russian: Лукойл-Волгограднефтепереработка) is an oil refinery plant in the Russian city of Volgograd, one of the largest in the country. This refinery has belonged to the Russian company Lukoil since 1990.

History

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In February 1952, construction of a new oil refinery plant near Volgograd began, which was completed by December 1957 and began operations soon after.[1][2] In the following years, the refinery significantly expanded its production capacity and range.[3][4]

In 1990, the plant became a part of Lukoil.

In 2005, the production of petroleum coke through calcination began at the refinery, with production at about 100,000 tons per year.[4]

In 2006, the refinery began to produce gasoline that fit the European emission standard of Euro-3. The refinery also began production of diesel fuel.[5]

In June 2015, the introduction of a new refining unit allowed immediate production of LNG, which increased the refinery's processing capacity to 14.5 million tons per year.[6]

In May 2016, the refinery began producing fuel that fulfill the Euro-5 standard.[7]

In 2020, the refinery ranked second among 480 enterprises across much of southern Russia.[8]

In February 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the refinery was hit by a drone from the Ukrainian military.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Юбилей встретили в кругу большой заводской семьи". Archived from the original on June 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "ЛУКОЙЛ - ЛУКОЙЛ-Волгограднефтепереработка". Archived from the original on June 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Волгоградский НПЗ, ЛУКОЙЛ-Волгограднефтепереработка, продукция, контакты". Archived from the original on April 27, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Волгоградский нефтеперерабатывающий завод". Energy Base.
  5. ^ "Основные факты 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "ЛУКОЙЛ в Волгоградской области ввел в эксплуатацию установку первичной переработки нефти (ЭЛОУ-АВТ-1)". Archived from the original on October 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "Экономика и бизнес - Медведев примет участие в запуске комплекса на НПЗ «Лукойла»". Tass. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "Справочник компаний Ростова-на-Дону и Краснодара" (in Russian). Expert South.
  9. ^ "Russia-Ukraine war: fire at major Russian oil refinery after drone attack – as it happened". The Guardian. February 3, 2024.