Russian Group I base oils export volumes expected to grow in December while prices become more attractive, DYM Resources market survey shows. After base oils supply shortage caused by maintenances and high domestic demand from April to October this year supply situation improves among all Russian producers. Lukoil should finish in November maintenance at its […]
03.10 2017
Gazpromneft started TDAE production in Omsk
Gazpromneft, subsidiary of Russian gas champion Gazprom, has started production of TDAE (treated distillated aromatic extract) rubber plasticizer at its Omsk refinery, the company reports. The investment of ~400 mln RUB (~7 mln USD) was required to effect modernization and reach the output capacity of ~17000 tons per year of TDAE. TDAE is used to […]
Gazprom Neft’s Omsk refinery has stopped petroleum coke (petcoke) production after its petcoke unit caught fire on the morning of September 15, according to multiple reports. The Omsk petcoke unit has a production capacity of 200,000 tons per year. “Omsk refinery was loading 12,000 to 13,000 tons of low-sulphur petcoke per month. With this incident, […]
