The Tuapse Refinery (Russian: Туапсинский нефтеперерабатывающий завод) is an oil refinery in the Russian city of Tuapse. It has belonged to the Russian state-owned company Rosneft[1] since 1992.
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.svg)  Location of Tuapse Refinery .svg) Tuapse Refinery (European Russia) | |
| City |  Tuapse, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 44°06′15″N 39°05′55″E / 44.10417°N 39.09861°E |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Rosneft |
| Commissioned | 1958[clarification needed] |
| No. of employees | ~2,400 |
| Website | nnos |
History
editIn 1929, construction of the refinery finished and it began operation. Much of the oil originated in Soviet Chechnya at the time.[citation needed]
In 1992, Russian president Boris Yeltsin decreed that the refinery would belong to the state-owned Rosneft.[citation needed]
In October 2013, a new unit at the refinery began service to expand the production capacity.[2] In 2014, six new hydrocracking units were introduced, and the products would fulfill European emission standards.[3] A similar unit was introduced in February 2015, which produces diesel fuel based on European standards.[4]
During the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Ukrainian military conducted numerous attacks on Russian targets, especially oil refineries. The Tuapse refinery was struck on January 25, 2024,[5] and again on May 17.[6] The refinery had to cease operations after the January 2024 attack.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ukraine strikes oil refineries deep inside Russia". Financial Times. March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Владимир Путин дал старт работе установки ЭЛОУ-АВТ-12 на Туапсинском НПЗ". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ^ "Монтаж и установка реакторов гидрокрекинга на Туапсинском НПЗ". Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ^ "На Туапсинский НПЗ продолжается поставка крупногабаритного оборудования". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "Ukraine claims strike on another oil refinery in Russia". Politico. January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Russia's Tuapse oil refinery halted after Ukrainian drone attack, sources say". Reuters. May 17, 2024.