Komsomolsk Refinery

Komsomolsk refinery, based in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, has been part of Rosneft since the Company’s establishment. The plant construction began in 1938 and was completed in 1942. The refinery’s crude distillation capacity equals 7.3 mln tonnes (53.3 mln barrels) per year. Komsomolsk Refinery processes West Siberian crude, which is delivered via the Transneft pipeline and then by rail after reloading at the Uyar (near Krasnoyarsk) and Zuy (near Angarsk) rail junctions. The plant also processes crude oil coming from Rosneft’s Sakhalin fields via the Okha — Komsomolsk-on-Amur pipeline. The refinery specializes in the production of motor and jet fuels.

Komsomolsk Refinery is a key petroleum product supplier of the Russian Far East, where outputs are distributed by Rosneft’s major marketing subsidiary RN-Vostoknefteprodukt. In addition, petroleum products from the refinery are exported primarily to Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam via the third-party Vanino marine terminal in the Khabarovsk region as well as Rosneft’s Nakhodka terminal.

The Komsomolsk refinery processed 7.29 mln tonnes (53.3 mln barrels) of crude oil in 2008, which is 3.8% more than in the previous year. It operated at full capacity. Output of petroleum products rose to 7.11 mln tonnes in 2008.

Measures were taken at Komsomolsk in 2008 to reduce irrecoverable processing losses and fuel consumption. As a result, fuel comsumption declined from 3.1% of total refining volumes in 2007 to 2.9% in 2008, and irrecoverable losses were cut from 0.63% to 0.59%.

Operating highlights of Komsomolsk refinery

1 — Crude oil produced by Rosneft’s subsidiaries or purchased from affiliates and third parties.

Refinery Expansion and Upgrade

Rosneft is currently implementing a large-scale expansion and upgrade project at Komsomolsk refinery, which is scheduled to run through 2013 and is primarily aimed at:

• increasing the refinery’s capacity to 8 mln tonnes (59 mln barrels)
• increasing refining depth to 95%
• launching production of high-quality Euro-4 and Euro-5 products
• implementing process control and management systems meeting modern industrial safety and environmental standards
• establishing mechanisms to adjust the volume and quality of petroleum products in accordance with market trends and seasonal fluctuations in demand

In the framework of the above-mentioned modernization program, in 2006, the plant upgraded its hydrotreatment complex, which enabled production of high-quality Euro-5 diesel fuel. In 2007, the refinery completed the upgrade of one of its crude distillation unit to an annual capacity of 5 mln tonnes (37 mln barrels). The unit was also shifted to a three-year turnaround cycle. Work also started in 2007 on construction of a delayed coking facility, whose launch in 2010 will increase refining depth to 75%. Design work started for a new 1.7 mln tonne hydrocracking facility, which will raise refining depth to 95% and enable the refinery to make petroleum products that meet Euro-4 and Euro-5 standards. Inputs for the new facilities will be created by reconstructing existing primary refining units at Komsomolsk, increasing their annual capacity to 58.5 mln barrels and raising overall refining efficiency.

In 2008 the Company began upgrading work on the catalytic reforming unit at Komsomolsk in response to the approval of the new Russian technical regulations on fuel quality. The upgrade will enable production of automotive gasoline to Euro-4 standards.

Capital expenditures of the Komsomolsk refinery were USD 73 mln in 2008.

Contact Information

Full Name: LLC RN-Komsomolsk Refinery

General Director: Vladimir Melyokhin

Address: 115 Leningradskaya st., Komsomolsk-on-Amur 681007, Khabarovsk region, Russia

Tel +7 (4217) 52 53 00
Fax +7 (4217) 22 29 88

E-mail: knpz@rosneft.ru