Upgrading results
ForteInvest is the main partner and shareholder of Orsknefteorgsintez. The company supplies crude oil to the refinery and sells finished products to the domestic and international markets.
Since 2012, at the Orsk Refinery, with the active participation of the shareholder - ForteInvest, one of the largest production upgrade programs in Russia has been implemented. As part of a trilateral agreement with the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the regional administration, the Orsk Refinery is implementing a large-scale program for the reconstruction and upgrade of plant facilities. The main goal of the upgrade initiative is to produce high-quality products at the European level in order to maximize environmental protection.
The enterprise implements all projects in accordance with the planned schedules and existing standards for the production of petroleum products. It is noteworthy that the construction of new facilities goes on without interrupting the work of the plant - production is carried out in a planned mode, the region receives oil products in accordance with the need for them, there is no shortage of oil products.
At present, the refinery has implemented Stage 1 of the Orsk Refinery Development Program for the period 2012–2019 and includes 4 launch complexes. The development program is designed in such a way that the implementation of each start-up complex is aimed at improving the quality of products, increasing the depth of processing and increasing the yield of light oil products. The total investment for this period amounted to 64 billion rubles including VAT of $1.2 billion.
DEVELOPED BY CJSC “NEFTEСHIMPROEKT” IN MAY 2021
Program
Stage 1
Program
Stage 2
Was implemented from 2012 to 2019.
It consists of 4 start-up facilities and includes the following projects:
Project goals:
Hydrotreating the diesel fraction to the requirements of class 5;
Bringing the unit to the current standards;
Hydrotreating the gasoline fraction from the tar visbreaking unit.
Start of reconstruction: April 2013
End of reconstruction: September 2014
Project goals:
Providing hydrogen (99.9% purity) to the LCh-24-2000 diesel fuel hydrotreating unit.
Start of construction: January 2014
End of construction: September 2016
Project goals:
Providing the isomerization unit with high-quality feedstock;
Reduction of benzene-forming hydrocarbons in feedstock of reforming units, decrease in benzene content in produced motor gasolines;
Bringing the unit to the current standards;
Start of reconstruction: June 2013
End of reconstruction: November 2014
Project goals:
Production of commercial isomerate of С5, С6 hydrocarbons for the organization of the production of class 5 motor gasoline at the enterprise
Licensor: ОNPP Neftekhim.
Start of construction: November 2012
End of construction: December 2014
Project goals:
Reduction of production of boiler fuel/heating oil at the enterprise
Freeing up the vacuum gasoil resource for further processing at the hydrocracking unit.
Licensor: Amec Foster Wheeler
Start of construction: April 2014
End of construction: September 2015
Project goals:
Increase in the output of light petroleum products at the enterprise through processing of vacuum gasoil.
Licensor and Catalyst Supplier: Shell Global Solutions
Start of construction: October 2015
End of construction: October 2018
Project goals:
Processing of sulfur-containing emissions from the hydrocracking unit and other facilities of the enterprise.
Obtaining pelletized sulphur.
Start of construction: October 2015
End of construction: September 2018
Project goals:
Increase in vacuum gasoil recovery as feedstock of the hydrocracking unit and improvement of tar quality.
Start of construction: May 2017
End of construction: June 2019
Project goals:
Increase in vacuum gasoil recovery and quality assurance in accordance with the requirements of the hydrocracking unit.
Improving the quality of vacuum diesel fuel.
Improvement of the tar quality.
Currently, the enterprise is implementing the second stage of development, which includes construction of new and reconstruction of existing facilities.
An Investment Agreement was signed in March of this year with the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation for the creation of new deep processing facilities in respect of PJSC "Orknefteorgsintez".
Under this Agreement, the following facilities will be implemented at the Orsk Refinery:
- Construction of the gasoline and diesel fraction hydrotreating unit;
- Construction of the delayed coking unit (1.2 million tons of tar per year) with off-plot facilities;
- Reconstruction of the hydrocracking complex and a gasoline isomerization unit with a feedstock preparation unit;
48,8%
84%
59,5%
98,6%
from 2011 to 2022
2011
Establishment of CJSC "ForteInvest", examination of technical equipment of the refinery, development of preliminary documentation on its modernization
May 2012
Approval of the long-term Orsk Refinery Modernization Program and commencement of work
November 2012
Start of the isomerization complex construction
December 2012
Completion of the catalytic reformer unit reconstruction
December 2012
Launch of a light petroleum products on-spot loading rack
Improvement of safety and environmental performance when loading petroleum products.
May 2013
Start of the LCh-24-2000 diesel fuel hydrotreating unit reconstruction
June 2013
Start of the 22-4 unit reconstruction
Currently, the refinery has reconstructed the existing facilities, and more than 15 large modern facilities have been constructed. Among the most significant of the facilities are: petroleum products on-spot loading rack, light naphtha fractions isomerization unit, tar visbreaking unit, hydrogen production unit, sulphur production unit with a pelletization unit, hydrocracking complex.
The modernization program for the period 2012-2023 will allow the enterprise to become one of the most reputable and dynamically developing in our country.
