Khabarovsk oil-refining plant increases oil processing

In the first half of the year oil processing at Khabarovsk oil-refining plant (the Khabarovsk Territory, Far East, Russia) has increased by 11.7% compared to the first half of 2012 – to 2.09 million tons, is said in the report of the enterprise.

Within the reported period production at the enterprise has increased by 13.6% - to 2.04 million tons.

In the first half of the year production of gasoline has reduced by 11.7% - to 182 thousand tons, production of diesel fuel has increased by 12.2% - to 123.2 thousand tons, marine fuels - by 16.5% - to 597 thousand tons, high viscosity export fuel – by 39.6% - to 53.3 thousand tons.

The reduction of gasoline production is explained by the reconstruction of the reformer in April-May 2013.

Khabarovsk plant has almost finished the second stage of its general reconstruction which will help to increase the depth of oil processing to 90% and start producing Euro-4 and Euro-5 diesel fuel and Jet A-1 jet fuel .

The enterprise has increased processing of crude oil to 4 million tons per year and mastered production of Euro-5 gasoline in January 2013.

Khabarovsk oil-refining plant has been a part of Alliance Oil Company since 2000. Large-scale reconstruction is being conducted at the enterprise. Khabarovsk oil-refining plant is the main producer of motor and boiler fuel in the Far East.

The capacity of the enterprise makes up 4.35 million tons per year.

Source: http://oilnews.kz/1/novosti/novosti-tek-zarubezhya/xabarovskij-npz-uveli...

Translated by Alexandra Utyasheva