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.

Tuapse Refinery
Tuapse Refinery is located in Krasnodar Krai
Tuapse Refinery
Location of Tuapse Refinery
Tuapse Refinery is located in European Russia
Tuapse Refinery
Tuapse Refinery (European Russia)
CityRussia Tuapse, Russia
Coordinates44°06′15″N 39°05′55″E / 44.10417°N 39.09861°E / 44.10417; 39.09861
Refinery details
OperatorRosneft
Commissioned1958[clarification needed]
No. of employees~2,400
Websitennos.lukoil.ru

History

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In 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

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  1. ^ a b "Ukraine strikes oil refineries deep inside Russia". Financial Times. March 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Владимир Путин дал старт работе установки ЭЛОУ-АВТ-12 на Туапсинском НПЗ". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  3. ^ "Монтаж и установка реакторов гидрокрекинга на Туапсинском НПЗ". Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  4. ^ "На Туапсинский НПЗ продолжается поставка крупногабаритного оборудования". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  5. ^ "Ukraine claims strike on another oil refinery in Russia". Politico. January 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Russia's Tuapse oil refinery halted after Ukrainian drone attack, sources say". Reuters. May 17, 2024.