KIRISHI PETROLEUM REFINERY KIRISHI, USSR

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• Publication Date: October 1, 1968
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DIRECTORATE OF
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Industrial Facilities
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Basic Imagery Interpretation Report
Kirishi Petroleum Refinery
Kirishi, USSR
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IMAGERY ANALYSIS SERVICE RCS - 13/0013/69
Kirishi Petroleum Refinery
UTM COORDINATES
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MAP REFERENCE
8th RTS. USATC 200, Sheet 0153-SAL, 2nd edition, Oct 59, Scale 1:200,000
(SECRET)
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The Kirishi Petroleum Refinery is one of the newer refineries being
built in the Soviet Union utilizing the latest standardized design which
was reportedly accepted for use in 1959. This refinery has been under
construction since late 1961 or early 1962 and appeared to be at least
partially in production in 1967. The primary distillation facilities now
in place indicate that the refinery will have an approximate annual crude
oil charge capacity of. six million metric tons. The number and diversity
of processing units presently in place or under construction indicate that
the plant will have the capability of producing a full line of fuels,.l'ubes,
waxes, and asphaltic materials.
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IMAGERY ANALYSIS SERVICE
INTRODUCTION
The Kirishi Petroleum Refinery is located on the east bank of the
Volkhov River approximately 2 nautical miles northeast of the center of
the Kirishi town complex. Upon completion, the fenced refinery area will
measure approximately 3,100 by 5,400 feet and will include about 380 acres.
The Kirishi refinery was constructed to process crude oil from the
Volga-Ural Region, Tatar ASSR, which now accounts for a large percentage
of the Soviet Union's crude oil production. A large-diameter pipeline from
the Volga-Ural Region to Leningrad via Kirishi will probably be used to
transport the crude oil into the refinery.l,2/ Relatively high sulfur and
salt content of much of the Volga-Ural crude oil could present special design
and maintenance problems at this refinery and could explain the construction
of some of the secondary or auxiliary refinery units seen at Kirishi.l/
Rail service into the refinery is provided by a spur from the main
line between Leningrad and Vesyegonsk via Kirishi. The small scale of the
available photography precluded any rail traffic counts in the refinery.
BASIC DESCRIPTION
Status and Activity
A generalized description of the construction history of the refinery
and associated facilities will be given. Mention of specific items will be
made to point out salient points in the development of the complex.
June 1962 -- All areas in the complex had been surveyed and cleared.
Small construction sites were randomly scattered throughout the cleared
areas. Railroad right-of-ways were cleared into the refinery area, but due
to the small scale of photography it could not be determined if tracks had
been laid. The major portion of the workers' housing was completed.
June 1963 -- Construction continued throughout the complex at a
moderate rate with the most noticeable progress being made in the concrete
batch plant. Construction of the main primary distillation columns and
the products storage tank farm had been started. The water treatment plant
and additional rail spurs were under construction.
October 1964 -- Construction activity was greatly increased in the
refinery area. The primary distillation columns were complete, and the
associated equipment such as furnaces, heat exchangers, cooling towers, and
compressor facilities were in various stages of construction. Work was in
an early stage on the crude oil storage tanks, interior roads, pipelines
and steamlines. The concrete batch plant was essentially complete. Earth
moving work had just been started on the large water storage reservoirs
located a short distance northeast of the refinery area.
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March 1965 -- The primary distillation facilities were complete. Con-
struction on the secondary refinery units was started. Interior service
road, pipelines and steamlines were in late stages of construction. The
thermal power plant was nearing completion.
August 1966 - A rail spur with loading racks and several unidentified
units for secondary refinery processing had been completed. The refinery
appeared to be at least partially operational, but none of the usual
indicators of actual production were noted. The thermal power plant also
appeared complete, but not in operation.
January 1967 -- Photo coverage of this period offers the first definite
indicators of production activity in the complex. Atmospheric emissions
were noted coming from the thermal power plant and from the cooling towers
at the primary distillation unit. Also, the flare tower in the refinery
was burning. Construction on the various secondary and auxiliary refining
elements was continuing at a high rate.
June 1967 -- At least three of the secondary processing areas appeared
completed or in late stages of construction. Construction on additional
refinery units continued at an apparently accelerated rate.
Operational Functions
Based on photography, the Kirishi Refinery appears to follow the
previously observed Soviet practice of placing refineries in partial pro-
duction as the various components are completed. As previously mentioned,
the first definite indicators of production activity were observed on
photography of January 1967. At that time, and even later in June 1967, the
only units that appeared operational were the primary distillation units.
Therefore, it appears probable that the only significant products from. the
refinery through June 1967 were fuel oils and lower grade gasolines.
The number and variety of secondary refinery units which are presently
completed or under construction, though not definitely identifiable, .indicate
that future products from this refinery will include a wide range of fuels
and gasolines, liquefied gas products, and possibly lubes, waxes and
asphaltic materials.
No petrochemical facilities could be identified within the refinery
complex or in the surrounding area on the available photography.
Physical Features
The following table lists the functional areas and facilities within
the refinery and the associated plants. Precise identification of the
specialized refinery equipment was not possible because of the small scale
and poor quality of the imagery covering the complex. The tentative iden-
tifications of equipment are based on the overall aspects of the refinery,
the relative positions of the units, and published listings of the standar-
dized units to be found in the newer-type, six million ton Soviet refinery. I/
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TABLE I
Equipment and Facilities at the Kirishi
Refinery Complex
(Items are Keyed to Figure 3)
Area Description
Equipment
A Transfer Facilities Rail spur with 2 probable loading
racks
I support building
I possible large semiburied storage
tank (not measured)
B Unidentified I probable processing unit
Processing Area U/C I possible small processing unit/
storage tank
2 buildings
2 semiburied storage tanks diam.
50 ft (15m)
C Crude Oil and I support building
Products Storage 20 storage tanks diam. 100 ft (30m)
Area 2 storage tanks diam. 30 ft (9m)
I possible semiburied storage tank
diam. 70 ft (21m)
D Possible Gas 10 pieces U/I equipment and process
Products Area buildings
6 support buildings
2 large semiburied storage tanks
(not measured)
2 storage tanks diam. 40 ft (12m)
5 horizontal blimp-type tanks
length 50 ft (15m)
I gasholder diam. 80 ft (24m)
I flare tower
E Products Storage 14 storage tanks diam. 40 ft (12m)
Area 24 storage tanks diam. 20 ft (6m)
9 horizontal blimp-type tanks
length 40 ft (12m)
2 support buildings
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F Unidentified Area U/C 7 buildings
4 buildings under construction
G Secondary Processing I U/I refining unit
Area 2 possible pipe furnaces
4 process and support buildings
4 possibly semiburied storage tanks
diam. 60 ft (18m)
H Secondary Processing 3 pieces U/I process equipment
Area 2 buildings
3 process/storage tanks diam. 30 ft
(9m)
I Secondary Processing 2 pieces U/I process equipment
Area (columns/reactors)
I possible large pipe furnace
3 process and support buildings
2 storage tanks diam. 30 ft (9m)
J Secondary Processing
Area
2 U/I processing units (columns/
reactors)
2 large pipe furnaces
3 buildings
2 process tanks diam. 25 ft (7.5m)
K Possible Lube Oil 3 possible pieces of processing
Area U/C equipment
I process building with 8 associated
or attached pieces of equipment/
columns/absorbers
2 possible buildings/process units
7 support buildings
19 storage tanks diam. 20 ft (6m)
3 horizontal blimp-type tanks
length 40 ft (12m)
L Primary Distillation Multistage distillation unit with 3
Area columns/groups of columns (vacuum,
atmospheric and topping stills),
2 banks of heat exchangers and
accumulators, 2 pipe furnaces,
2 possible pipe furnaces,
compressor building, control house,
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Description
Primary Distillation
Area - continued
Light Fabrication/
Engineering Area
Administration and
Support Area
Construction Material
Storage Area
Equipment
and I processing building with 7
horizontal drums/items of equip-
ment
6 support buildings
3 banks of cooling towers
2 cylindrical tanks diam. 60 ft
(18m)
4 cylindrical tanks diam. 20 ft (6m)
3 cooling coil'racks/spray ponds
3 buildings
9 buildings
I small storage tank
3 storage buildings
I support building
Materials in open storage
I boilerhouse and generator hall
26 miscellaneous buildings
5 small fuel storage tanks
I water tower
39 buildings
18 filter and treatment basins
3 small buildings
4 small chemical storage tanks
74 housing and support buildings
(also II support buildings adja-
cent to the housing area and near
the refinery fence)
Housing Area
*Note: All dimensions are given in both feet and meters, and are only
approximate. Measurements were made in meters and rounded off to
the nearest five feet.
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? REFINERY EQUIPMENT
IM PROCESSING BUILDINGS/FACILITIES
UWNGHEAT EXCHANGERS, COOLING COILS OR ACCUMULATORS
COOLING TOWERS
BUILDING
-,,,STRUCTURES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
STORAGE TANKS
SEMIBURIEDTANKS
HORIZONTAL TANKS
? FILTER AND TREATMENT BASINS
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TRANSFER FACILITIES
U/I PROCESSING AREA U/C
CRUDE OIL AND PRODUCTS
STORAGE
POSSIBLE GAS PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS STORAGE
U/I AREA U/C
SECONDARY PROCESSING
SECONDARY PROCESSING
SECONDARY PROCESSING
SECONDARY PROCESSING
POSSIBLE LUBE OIL AREA
U/C
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8th RTS. US Air Target Chart 200, Sheet 0153-5AL, 2nd edition, Oct 59,
Scale 1:200,000 (SECRET)
1. Ebel, Robert E. The Petroleum Industry of the Soviet Union,
American Petroleum Institute, 1961 (.UNCLASSIFIED)
2. Gardner, Frank J. "New Areas Spur Soviet Oil Gains", The Oil and
Gas Journal, 15 January 1968, pp. 64-66 (UNCLASSIFIED)
Requirement
EXSUBCOM - BR-N/001-69
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