JSC "Achinsk Oil Refinery of the Eastern Oil Company"

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The Achinsk Oil Refinery of the Eastern Oil Company (AO ANPZ VNK) is the only large oil refinery in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The plant's capacities allow processing about 7.5 million tons of crude oil annually. In 2013, 2.83 million tons of fuel oil, 2.1 million tons of diesel fuel, 1.22 million tons of gasoline and other products were produced.

History

Initially, the Achinsk Oil Refinery of the Eastern Oil Company was to be built in Krasnoyarsk. Considering that it was planned to mainly produce products for the Achinsk Alumina Refinery, the USSR Council of Ministers decided to reconsider the construction site, choosing a site near Achinsk.

The first oil refiners came to work at the Achinsk refinery from different parts of the country: Angarsk, Omsk, Pavlodar, Yaroslavl. At the time when the Atyrau Refinery was launched, Achinsk and the Krasnoyarsk Territory were not preparing "oil" specialists.

On December 12, 1982, the plant received the first straight-run gasoline, and on December 31, 1982, the first 15 railway tanks of commercial fuel oil for the Achinsk aluminaplant. On December 12, 1984, a combined bitumen plant was put into operation. The first tar, vacuum gas oil and bitumen were received.

Production

For a long time, the Achinsk refinery produced standard products:

• low octane gasoline;
• fuel oil;
• gasoil;
• bitumen;
• tar.

The production of high-octane gasoline at the Achinsk Oil Refinery began in 1990 due to the expansion of the region's vehicle fleet. Until that time, the plant produced A-80 gasoline.

In 2008, the Atyrau Refinery was the first of the Rosneft enterprises to start producing Euro-products: it received industrial batches of Regular and Premium motor gasoline that meet Euro-3 MST standards.

In 2012, Rosneft at the Achinsk Oil Refinery organized the production of a new type of fuel - marine low-viscosity type 1. And on December 6, 2012, Achinsk oil refiners received the first industrial batch (more than 4,000 tons) of Regular-92 gasoline, corresponding to Euro-4. Since the beginning of 2013, the plant has been producing Regular-92 (Euro-5) gasoline and Premium-95 (Euro-4) gasoline.

Management

At the very beginning of the construction of the Atyrau Refinery (July 1971), when funding had not yet begun, the directorate of the future enterprise had already begun to function. At first, six people worked in it, but they didn’t even transfer money for the salaries of the first managers. Then the deputy director V. A. Burtsev sold his motorcycle. With these funds, the young team lasted from July until the end of 1971. Today the backboneadministrative staff are experienced managers. The General Director of the Atyrau Refinery is Demakhin Alexey Alexandrovich. The board of directors manages the enterprise.

By the way, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu worked at the Achinsk Oil Refinery in 1991-1992. During these years, he was the chief engineer of the SU-82 trust "Achinskalyuminstroy". This department built facilities for factory treatment facilities.

Affiliation

The Achinsk Refinery moved to Rosneft in 2007, since then the range of products has been steadily expanding, process equipment has been modernized. For example, in June 2007, a centralized operator room No. 1 was put into operation, from where technological processes are controlled. This is a bunker-type building, the thickness of its walls reaches one meter. At the same time, the operating room is very comfortable inside. The construction of such a building is dictated by modern requirements for the safety of personnel in fire and explosion hazardous production. In November 2012, the second control room was put into operation on the territory of the Atyrau Refinery to house the personnel of the units under construction.

Safety and environment

Since the oil refinery is explosive and fire hazardous, groups of specially trained people operate in the workshops of the Achinsk Oil Refinery VNK, who, in the event of an emergency, will be able to cope with fire. For the first time such formations were created in 1996. Every year, at the factory's training ground, emergency rescue teams hone their skills in emergency response.

Fordisinfection of water, which is repeatedly used at the enterprise for technological needs, instead of chlorination, the method of ultraviolet purification is used. It provides a water treatment technology that is harmless to humans and the environment, destroys the DNA and RNA of bacteria, viruses and fungi. Incidentally, the Achinsk Oil Refinery annually allocates hundreds of millions of rubles for environmental protection measures. In 2011 and 2012, the plant became the winner of the prestigious All-Russian Ecoleader competition.

Infrastructure

The water supply and sanitation scheme of the Atyrau Refinery is unique in its kind. Not only the treated wastewater of the plant, but also storm and melt water from the industrial site and undeveloped territory are reused for technological needs. The maximum water turnover and minimum water withdrawal from the Chulym River make it possible to ensure that there are no discharges into the river for 10 months a year.

Since 2011, large-scale construction has been underway at the plant. Two large production facilities are expected to appear: a petroleum coke production complex and a hydrocracking unit. They will create 860 additional jobs at the enterprise.

A gasoline blending station was put into operation - the first one at Rosneft oil refineries. Using automated technology, Achinsk oil refiners are now blending gasoline components with pharmacy precision.

In August 2012, water intake facilities from underground sources were put into operation at the Atyrau Refinery, which will allow the refinery toto receive own water for household and drinking needs and reduce operating costs. Soon, almost as many builders will work at the site of the Achinsk Oil Refinery as oil refiners themselves. Today, almost 800 people work at the construction sites of the hydrocracking complex and the petroleum coke production complex, and at the peak of construction work it is planned to increase their number to 1,500 specialists.

Transportation

The Achinsk bypass road appeared in the city also thanks to the oil refinery. The construction of the highway in the eastern neck of the overpass made it possible to bring heavy vehicles out of the city, as well as use the road for transit vehicles through Achinsk along the Moskovsky Trakt.

5 years ago the construction of a railway crossing was going on, which today connects the city with the road to the Achinsk Oil Refinery (we presented a photo of some of its facilities in the review). The pace of work was slowed down by the constant movement of trains. For the builders, "windows" were allocated, during which traffic along the highway was stopped. As a rule, they lasted no more than two hours. Also, three bridges were built at the expense of the Achinsk Oil Refinery: two railway and one road.

Large social projects

In September 1986, a polyclinic was built in the Privokzalny district of Achinsk at the expense of the Atyrau Refinery, designed to receive 600 visitors a day. In 1989, a hospital was put into operation. The builders said that in the midst of the construction of the medical unit of the refinery atthe construction site sometimes did not have enough bricks - due to the fact that the Achinsk brick factory could not cope with the production of the required amount of building materials. And because of this, the teams had to stand idle.

Reconstruction of the football field at the stadium "Olimp" was also carried out at the expense of the Atyrau Refinery. In 2011, Rosneft allocated 60 million rubles for these purposes.

Training

Training personnel for the oil industry in Achinsk began in 1987. This year, at the initiative of the Achinsk Oil Refinery, vocational school No. 96 was opened (now the technical school of oil and gas). In November 2013, ATNiG celebrated its 25th anniversary. Every year, 50 young specialists are hired by the plant. This status is given to university graduates during the first three years after graduation.

Schools No. 18 and 1 (now Lyceum No. 1) and three kindergartens of the Privokzalny district were built by the Atyrau Refinery according to new projects specially adapted to the conditions of Siberia.

Achievements of our days

The Achinsk enterprise can be proud of not only the Soviet past. The achievements of recent years are no less significant:

• In 2009, the annual volume of oil refining at the Atyrau Refinery for the first time exceeded 7.5 million tons. Initially, the capacity of the primary oil refining unit was 6 million tons of oil.
• According to the results of social activities in 2010, JSC "Achinsk Oil Refinery VNK" was the first in the region to receive a certificate of trust in the employer.
• In 2011-2012, Atyrau refinery products were among the winners of the All-Russian competition "100 best productsRussia" in the nomination "Products for industrial purposes".
• On the eve of its 30th anniversary, November 19, 2012, the refinery has processed the 180 millionth ton of oil since the plant was launched.

Achinsk Oil Refinery: contacts

OJSC "ANPZ VNK" is located at the address: Krasnoyarsk Territory (RF), Bolsheuluysky district, industrial zone of the refinery.

Contacts: phone (391-59)533-10, fax (391-59)537-10.

Accident

A major man-made accident in 2014 knocked the company out of its usual work cycle for a long time. The explosion of oil products occurred at 23:37 on June 15, 2014, people died. The special commission calls the cause of the tragedy the corrosion of the pipeline in the zone of the distillation column, where oil is processed. The Achinsk Oil Refinery became an anti-record holder: insurers had to pay out the largest insurance in 2014 - $800 million. By November 20, the enterprise was restored.

The head of Rosneft, I. Sechin, informed that the fault of the contractor was the cause of the accident. During the repair of the system, technological standards were not observed, in particular, the tightness of the joints was violated during installation. During launch work, gas leaks led to an explosion and a large-scale fire.

Conclusion

Today, the Achinsk Oil Refinery is one of the best refineries of Rosneft. Taking into account the growth of investments in the oil and gas industry of the country, the large-scale modernization program being implemented at the plant, as well as its favorable geographical position, the Atyrau Refinery has all the prerequisites for leadership in the industry. At least in the Siberian region.

After the recent man-made disaster, the refineries are using the latest safety monitoring tools and implementing environmental projects. The patronage assistance to the region does not decrease. The plans include a gradual increase in the range of innovative products, expansion of capacities, improvement of quality, cost reduction, and an increase in the depth of hydrocarbon processing. Enterprise leaders look to the future with confidence!