Rosneft has launched the most powerful Russian crude distillation unit CDU-12 at Tuapse refinery, in the Krasnodar region (Russia). The Russian company is modernising the refinery in three stages. The unit launch has resulted from completion of the first stage, including such large facilities, as crude and commercial oil depots, central laboratory, fire station, light oil pump house and others in addition to CDU-12. As soon as the second stage facilities are launched, Tuapse refinery will start producing Euro-5 petrol, diesel and jet fuel. The third stage of construction provides for the launch of the Flexicoking unit designed for deeper conversion of oil residues. It will allow the refinery to maximize the refining depth rate. Upon its completion, the refinery throughput will increase from 4.5 to 12 Mt/year (from about 90,000 bbl/d to 240,000 bbl/d), refining depth will reach 98.5%, Nelson Complexity Index will reach 9 and exceed the average comparable figures of refineries in Western Europe. The refinery will produce a wide range of petroleum products meeting high environmental requirements. The refinery will be supplied by Transneft under a newly-signed agreement.
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