Refining

Although Russia is currently leading the way in exports of crude oil and natural gas, the government and companies are also putting efforts to ensure that Russia becomes a major producer and exporter of petroleum products. Recently billions of investments were announced to develop Russia’s and Caspian oil refining activities. Some of these mega projects include:

• Rosneft is planning to invest up to $2.7 billion over the next 5 years to modernise its two oil refineries. The Tuapse Refinery is undergoing a major $2 billion expansion and modernization program, which is expected to increase its annual capacity from 4 to 12 million tons and significantly improve the composition of refined products toward lighter products. While the modernisation of Komsomolsk Refinery is expected to increase its annual capacity to 7.0 million tons.
• LUKoil is investing $35 billion over the next 10 years to upgrade its existing refineries and buy or build new ones.
• Tatneft is planning to invest $4.8 billion in construction of new oil refining and petrochemical plant complex in Nizhnekamsk. The industrial complex will include two crude oil refining and one petrochemical plant for annual processing of 7 million tons of high sulphur containing crude oil. $1.5 billion will be spent to purchase foreign equipment and technologies.
• Uzbekneftegaz plans to construct a gas-chemical complex with capacity of 125,000 tons of polyethylene a year in Ustyurt region of Uzbekistan by 2009. The investment cost of the project is $1.1 billion.

O&G contains fresh and exclusive articles, interviews and case studies that profile the key policies, strategies and trends that energy stakeholders in the CIS region countries are adopting to maximize the regional markets of Russia and the Caspian. We will bring you up to date with the latest technologies in the field of oil refining based on advanced domestic and international expertise.

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Refineries: our future needs - A look at the future of refineries in Russia and the Caspian

A process of improvement - Talking with Andrew Graves, President of Operations for KBC Process Technology Ltd

Topics Under Discussion

• Materials management
• Catalysts and additives
• Emissions monitoring
• Engineering design and construction
• Maintenance and retrofitting
• Process Automation and Control
  

Readership

Professional Responsibilities Include:

• SVP/VP of Downstream Operations
• Head of Refining / Petrochemical Operations
• General Director / Deputy General Director of Refining plant
• Refining Manager / Engineer
• Process Control and Automation Engineer
• Technology Manager
• Project Engineer
• Project Manager
• Technology Developer
• Technology Unit Leader
• Supervisor / Consultant
• Purchasing / Sales Management

Primary Business Include:

• Major Oil & Gas Producer
• Independent Oil & Gas Producer
• National/State Oil & Gas Company
• Refining / Petrochemical Plant
• Engineering & Procurement Contractor
• Construction Company
• Consulting Firm
• Government
• Training

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