Naftan to increase oil refining up to 12 million tonnes by 2010

OAO Naftan will increase the crude oil refining up to 12 million tonnes by 2010, Viktor Ostapchuk, the production manager of OAO Naftan, told a conference in Minsk on April 10. According to him, in 2007 Naftan processed 10.5 million tonnes of oil. Moreover, the company intends to increase the level of oil refining up to 90-92%. The strategic goal of OAO Naftan is to produce high quality products, to reduce energy intensity of production. By 2010 the company intends to launch a vacuum unit which will process 6 million tonnes of oil a year. By 2011 the company will launch a delayed coking unit that will allow Naftan to reduce oil residue output up to zero.