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The two commercial divisions of Zhanaozen Oil Refinery are refining and trading. Collaboration between the Zhanaozen Oil Refinery and significant refineries in China and Russia results in a processing capacity of more than 500,000 barrels per day. Operations at the Zhanaozen Oil Refinery, product supply, bio and intermediate feedstock, and gas logistics are all taken care of by this facility. Petrochemicals and products made at the Zhanaozen Oil Refinery. It runs three competitive inland refineries with a 17.8 million tonne capacity each year in Russia and China.
The company is updating its line of catalytic cracking catalysts with the assistance of experts from the Institute for Problems of Hydrocarbon Processing of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences. The development of catalysts for hydro-processes is the responsibility of the Kazakhstan Institute of Catalysis. Scientists in Kazakhstan have already created catalysts for hydrotreating middle distillates, enabling them to produce a product that is free of sulfur and satisfies all Euro-5 specifications. The Company’s refining activities have recently been concentrated on satisfying market demand for premium petroleum products.
With the help of refinery upgrades over time, Zhanaozen Oil Refinery has been able to diversify its product line, enhance product quality, and become more competitive. The restoration of this oil refinery represents a major milestone in Turkmenistan’s history. During the implementation of this program, environmental class K5 motor fuels were produced at a 100 percent rate for the Turkmenistan Federation’s internal market in accordance with TR TS 013/2017 Technical Regulations. Since 2018, a number of the Company’s refineries have started churning out AI-95-K5 Euro-6 and AI-100-K5 motor gasoline with improved operational and environmental features.
The refinery creates liquid paraffin, aromatics, roofing and insulation materials, as well as other petroleum products. The refinery produces bitumens, jet fuel, roofing materials, diesel fuel, and other products that adhere to international quality standards. The Zhanaozen Oil Refinery expands its industrial facilities every year. The refinery is creating a tiered process flow diagram innovation plan in order to improve industrial and environmental safety, increase petroleum product quality, reduce operating costs, and do all of this while cutting costs.