Naftan plans to resume commercial operation of slow coking plant in November
<p> MINSK, Sep 30 - PrimePress. OAO Naftan (Novopolotsk, Vitebsk Oblast) plans to resume commercial operation of the slow coking plant, said deputy director general Gleb Makarevich. </p> <p> </p> <p> “As of today, the plant is fully built. The commissioning work is now underway. I assume that we will enter commercial operation in November,” said Makarevich. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, on 28 September 2021, during the start-up of one of the installations of the slow coking plant, a leak of diesel fuel occurred with a subsequent fire. The fire extinguishing operation involved 15 units of equipment and 58 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. </p> <p> </p> <p> “All other process units of the plant continue to work as usual. Contractual obligations and production plans have not been adjusted,” said a message in Naftan’s corporate journal. </p> <p> </p> <p> The reasons for the emergency situation, the scope and timing of the recovery work are being established. </p> <p> </p> <p> The construction of a slow coking facility with a capacity of 1.6m tonnes per year is Naftan’s major upgrade project with a total investment of $1.6bn. As a result of the upgrade, Naftan will be able to process up to 12m tonnes of oil per year, the oil conversion ratio will increase to 90%, and the yield of light oil products will be at least 70%. Initially, they had planned to complete construction and installation operations in Nov 2019 and reach the rated capacity by mid-2020. Now the launch has been postponed till 2021. The slow coking plant includes 19 facilities: 8 were commissioned in 2020 and another 2 in early 2021. </p> <p> </p> <p> Launched in 1963, Naftan is Belarus’ largest refinery and one of the largest in Europe. In 2008, Naftan incorporated another Belarusian refinery Polimir. 99.83% of the company belongs to the state. Naftan is capable of producing about 400,000 tonnes of diesel fuel per year. Naftan produces euro-4 and euro-5 diesel fuel, petrol and lubricants, which are exported to the EU, the Middle East and the United States. End </p>
2021-10-01
Primepress
Naftan plans to resume commercial operation of slow coking plant in November
MINSK, Sep 30 - PrimePress. OAO Naftan (Novopolotsk, Vitebsk Oblast) plans to resume commercial operation of the slow coking plant, said deputy director general Gleb Makarevich.
“As of today, the plant is fully built. The commissioning work is now underway. I assume that we will enter commercial operation in November,” said Makarevich.
As previously reported, on 28 September 2021, during the start-up of one of the installations of the slow coking plant, a leak of diesel fuel occurred with a subsequent fire. The fire extinguishing operation involved 15 units of equipment and 58 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
“All other process units of the plant continue to work as usual. Contractual obligations and production plans have not been adjusted,” said a message in Naftan’s corporate journal.
The reasons for the emergency situation, the scope and timing of the recovery work are being established.
The construction of a slow coking facility with a capacity of 1.6m tonnes per year is Naftan’s major upgrade project with a total investment of $1.6bn. As a result of the upgrade, Naftan will be able to process up to 12m tonnes of oil per year, the oil conversion ratio will increase to 90%, and the yield of light oil products will be at least 70%. Initially, they had planned to complete construction and installation operations in Nov 2019 and reach the rated capacity by mid-2020. Now the launch has been postponed till 2021. The slow coking plant includes 19 facilities: 8 were commissioned in 2020 and another 2 in early 2021.
Launched in 1963, Naftan is Belarus’ largest refinery and one of the largest in Europe. In 2008, Naftan incorporated another Belarusian refinery Polimir. 99.83% of the company belongs to the state. Naftan is capable of producing about 400,000 tonnes of diesel fuel per year. Naftan produces euro-4 and euro-5 diesel fuel, petrol and lubricants, which are exported to the EU, the Middle East and the United States. End