NOVO-BAKU PETROLEUM REFINERY BAKU, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500220014-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: January 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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NOVO-BAKU PETROLEUM REFINERY
BAKU, USSR
1. The Novo-Baku Petroleum Refinery is located approximately two
and a half miles from the Caspian, Sea in the eastern sector of the city
of Baku, USSR. The geographic coordinates of the approximate center of
the refinery are 40 24+ 20N - 49,55 10E and its orientation. is E/W.
The refinery is irregular in shape with maximum dimensions of
6,000 feet by 5,000 feet and covers an area of approximately 1+,600,000
square feet. It is served by road, rail and probably. by pipeline.
25X1D period comparison of four KEYHOLE missions over this refinery during
the indicates that one major refining
unit has been constructed and put in operation during this period while
another major refining unit is nearing completion. In addition, a number
of other refining units are presently under construction.- Details concerning
this construction' activity and other changes at the refinery are discussed
in part b of section 2.
2. The limits of the Novo-Baku Petroleum Refinery and the outlines
of individual sections-within the'yefinery are shown,on Figure 5-of this
report.
a. Identification and analysis of the various-sections are
discussed under the number corresponding to that-on Figure 5:--
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.Area under construction containing several pipe
furnaces, several fractionating columns, a possible
compressor building, a possible control house, a_
number-of warehouse/maintenance type, buildings,. and POL
tank storage
Probable intermediate product storage area
Two catalytic cracking units (thermofor type) and
associated facilities
Catalytic cracking unit (fluid type) and-associated
facilities
Warehouse/maintenance type buildings
Area with'a small pipe furnace, two fractionating
columns, probable compressor building, control house,.
and laydown tanks -
Area with a small pipe-furnace, fractionating column,
probable compressor building, control house, and POL
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(8) Area with four or..five fractionating columns grouped
closely together, probable compressor building, control-
house, and laydown tanks
(9) Possible alkylation unit consisting of several fractionating
towers, a large compressor building, a smaller probable
compressor building, and laydown tanks
(10) Probable intermediate and final product storage area-, aentical
(11) probable vapor recovery area with two essentially
units each consisting of a large fractionating column,
two medium-sized fractionating columns, a smaller fractionating
column, three vertical tanks, two probable compressor buildings,
and laydown tanks
(12) Administration and laboratory -area
(13) Area under construction consisting of several refining
units in an early stage?of construction and several
associated buildings, a number of quonset type buildings,
and POL tank storage
(14) POL tank storage area including a large tank under
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(15) Area with a number of warehouse/maintenance type buildings,
open material storage, several small towers, and a .water
treating pond
(16) Probable distillation area with two pipe furnaces, two
fractionating columns, probable compressor building,
control house,and water treating-pond
(17) POL tank-storage -
(18) Catalytic cracking unit (Probable fluid type) and associated
facilities
(19) Two distillation units, each consisting of two pipe furnaces,
two fractionating.columns, a compressor building, and lay-
down tanks
(20) Heat and power plant
(21)-?P.OL tank -storage area-
(22) Suspect catalytic cracking unit in an early stage of.
construction: a number of buildings have been or are
being constructed and the construction of the base of a
new?unit has begun; the appearance and placement of this
unit and the layout of associated buildings are very
similar to the catalytic cracking unit and associated
facilities in Annotation 19
(23) POL tank storage area including a pump house
(21+) Possible catalytic reforming unit under construction with
9-12 small furnaces arranged in three rows, several fract-
ionating columns, possible cooling towers, probable control.
house, POL tank storage, including three probable spheroidal
tanks, and several warehousE/maintenance type buildings
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(1) Construction of the facilities in Annotation l began
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(25) Suspect tankcar loading and unloading. facilities
(26) POL tank storage area-.
(27) Water treating facilities and cooling towers
(28) Suspect pipeline station.
(29 Probable crude oil storage area
(30) Possible petrochemical'-plant associated with the refinery.
Construction activity and changes at the refinery from
5):'
include the following.(annotation numbers refer to Figure
maintenance type buildings which were present-in
(2)
Construction in Annotation 13 began between
(3) 'Construction of the catalytic cracking unit in Annotation
18 began prior to - and was possibly complete by.
Smoke coming from this unit at the time of
the latest coverage.indicates that it is presently in
operation. .
(4) The area described under Annotation 22 is still in an
early stage.of construction;. construction of some of the
buildings may have. begun in M
(5) The possible catalytic reforming area described under
Annotation 24 has been under construction since
and appears nearly complete.
(6) Construction of the POL tanks in Annotation 26 began
between the area appears
(7)
complet --
Construction of .the cooling-towers and water treating
facilities in Annotation. 27 began between and-
they appear:essentially complete as of.=
3. The refinery appears to have been operating in
- as indicated-by smoke coming from a number, of refining units. Due to
the quality of the photography of it is not possible
to determine whether the refinery was operating at that time.
4. All measurements have been made by-the CIA/IAD/IB project analyst.
They should be considered as approximate and must not betaken as official
NPIC mensuration data compiled by the Technical Intelligence Division, NPIC.
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REFEREI ,ES .
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General Locator Map, USSR - 29656 1-61 (UNCLASSIFIED)
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet o325-25HL,
2nd Edition, March 1963 (SECRET)
CIA. C-RR5-82,464 -
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