Gazprom Neft’s petrochemical-producing business units are located at the refineries in Russia (Omsk, Yaroslavl, Russia) and Serbia. The Company’s share of overall Russian consumption of aromatic hydrocarbons in 2012, was 19%, while its share of exports totaled 35%.
Sales of the Company’s aromatics were 383 thousand tonnes in 2012, of which 286 thousand tonnes were sold in Russia. The output of propane-propylene fraction by the Company’s refineries was 317 thousand tonnes in 2012, which corresponded to 47% of total domestic production.
In 2012, OJSC Gazprom Neft started work on detailed plans to expand the production and further refining of aromatic hydrocarbons and olefin liquefied hydrocarbon gases.
Gazprom Neft is planning a significant expansion of its petrochemical production and a deeper processing of basic petrochemical products by upgrading existing refinery facilities and by implementing major capital projects for the construction of large-scale production facilities.
PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTION UNITS OF GAZPROM NEFT GROUP
Business unit | Location | Production profile |
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Omsk, Russia | Benzene, paraxylene, orthoxylene, toluene, propane-propylene fraction and methyl tertiary butyl ether | |
Benzene, toluene, aromatic hydrocarbons and propane-propylene fraction | ||
Methyl tertiary butyl ether and propanepropylene fraction | ||
Polypropylene | ||
Benzene and propylene |