MOSCOW (MRC) -- At the industrial site of Ufa Oil Refinery -- a branch of Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim -- the retrofitting of rector sector of catalytic cracking vacuum gasoil hydrofining plant was completed aimed at expansion of Euro-5 high-octane petrols production from dark petroleum oils, said the company on its site.
The retrofitting contributed to 4.7% growth of the plant average daily output by volumes of vacuum gasoil treatment and 11.8% growth in terms of stable petrol production. Additionally, due to the retrofitting the average life of the catalyst used in the process was doubled -- from 2 to 4 years.
The project was implemented during the plant scheduled overhaul 8 days ahead of the schedule.
As MRC informed earlier, oil major Lukoil has told the Russian government it wants to buy mid-sized rival Bashneft, with the state still studying whether to sell a controlling or minority stake in the firm to plug a budget deficit.
Bashneft is the parent company of the Bashkir fuel and energy complex. Bashneft Group includes three oil refineries - Ufaneftekhim, JSC Ufa Refinery, Novoil and petrochemical plant Ufaorgsintez. The installed capacity is 24.1 m tonnes/year of hydrocarbons. Ufaorgsintez is a major producer of phenol, acetone, low density polyethylene (LDPE) and polypropylene (PP). The company specializes in the production of oil in Bashkiria, Western Siberia and the Orenburg region. It supplies oil to the domestic market and for export.
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