The Ryazan Refinery (Russian: Рязанский нефтеперерабатывающий заводз) is an oil refinery plant in the Russian city of Ryazan, one of the largest in the country. This refinery has belonged to the Russian state-owned company Rosneft since 2013.

History

Soviet Era

In October 1960, the oil refinery opened in the city of Ryazan, and became the industrial core in the area around the city.[1]

In August 1974, the Supreme Soviet awarded workers of the plant with honorary medals for their work.[2]

Russian Era

In 1993, the plant became privatized, and became a joint-stock company in 2002. From 2003 to 2013, the plant was a part of TNK-BP, and was modernized.[3] Since 2013, the plant has been controlled by the state-owned Rosneft.[4]

In March and May 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the refinery was hit twice by drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[5][6] In January 2025, the refinery was once again hit by drones from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[7][8]

Production

In the year 2016, the processing volume at the plant was at 15.35 million tons per year (approximately 309,000 barrels per day), slightly down from 16 million in 2015.[9] In 2024, the plant processed about 5% of Russia's refinery output; it converted 13 million tons of crude oil into 2.2 million tons of gasoline, 3.4 million tons of diesel, 4.3 million tons of fuel oil and 1 million of jet fuel.[7]

References

  1. ^ Bashkov, Vladimir (1976). На земле Рязанской. Moskovsky Rabochy. p. 41.
  2. ^ Issue No. 246 of Pravda, August 3, 1974.
  3. ^ "Russian refiners slowly building new units, upgrading refined product quality". Oil & Gas Journal. 2 August 2004. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. The Ryazan refinery has launched a large-scale modernization program. The first stage includes a renovation of the catalytic cracking unit that uses western technologies and doubles its capacity. TNK-BP will continue its Ryazan refinery modernization program. It will complete the construction of a diesel hydrofining plant. There are plans for construction of a sulfuric-acid alkylation plant in the near future. The Ryazan and Komsomolsk refineries are constructing a hydrotreaters currently.
  4. ^ "Роснефть: АО «Рязанская нефтеперерабатывающая компания»". Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  5. ^ "Ukraine launches new wave of strikes against Russia's oil facilities". Washington Post. March 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Major Russian Oil Refinery on Fire". Bloomberg News. May 1, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Ukrainian drones hit big Russian oil refinery at Ryazan, sources say". Reuters. 24 January 2025. Ryazan oil refinery processed 13.1 million metric tons (262,000 barrels per day), or almost 5% of Russia's total refining throughput in 2024. It produced 2.2 million tons of gasoline, 3.4 million tons of diesel, 4.3 million tons of fuel oil and 1 million of jet fuel
  8. ^ "Drone attacks reported in Russia's Kursk, Ryazan and Bryansk oblasts – video". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  9. ^ "Основные показатели РНПК". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryazan_Refinery
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