Russian refiner upgrades complex with Chevron Lummus technologies

Chevron Lummus Global (CLG), a JV between Chevron and CB&I, announced the successful start-up of an integrated hydrocracker and base oil plant using CLG's ISOCRACKING, ISODEWAXING and ISOFINISHING technologies by Russian refiner OJSC TANECO, 

The Russian petroleum refining industry project is being conducted under the JSC TATNEFT group of companies. The integration design of the two units offered excellent opportunity to minimize the investment, according to project officials.

The hydrocracker unit was commissioned in January 2014 and the base oil unit in December 2014. The commissioning of the two units enabled OJSC TANECO to produce 1.2 million tpy of Euro-V diesel fuel, 500,000 tpy of aviation kerosene and 190,000 tpy of Group II/III base oil.

The high-quality base oil production was possible by processing excellent quality lube oil feedstock from the hydrocracker. This premium lube oil production, according to OJSC TANECO, is unmatched by other base oil capacity in the Russian Federation and it gives OJSC TANECO competitive advantage in the base oil market.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Tatarstan President Rustam Minninikhanov and JSC TATNEFT CEO Nail Maganov attended the opening ceremony of the startup of this strategic project at OJSC TANECO oil refinery.

"As the world leading hydroprocessing technology licensor, we are thrilled to continue to hear success stories like OJSC TANECO and grateful to see our products offer competitive advantage to our clients in their market," said Leon de Bruyn, managing director at Chevron Lummus Global.