THE OMAK PETROLEUM REFINERY

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• Publication Date: January 1, 1964
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SUBJECT:, The Omsk Petroleum Refinery
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contains all of the pertinent data Including annotations and construction*
change that were evident within the period. Detail concerning
the changes, additions and identifi
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c
anges that have occured
during this period is given in chronological order in the following
paragraphs.
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ea 3uring this
period are outlined on an overlay to the-above mentioned graphic, the key
to the annotations is as follows:
(1) Water treatment and pumping facilities _'several buildin
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(2) New reservoir approximately 1,800' long was added.
(3) New crude oil storage addition-including cylindrical
tanks and rectangular reservoirs.
(4) New construction area - possible horizontal (lay down-type)
tanks under construction.
Distillation units, compressor building and stora
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all newly constructed and probably completed.
(6) New unidentified construction area - possibly an associated
New construction area - several large probable
(8) Three large cracking units and supporting equipment - complete
and
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ably operating - this area was in very 'early stages
of construction
3. The refinery appeared to be in mid-stages of constructioni
several of the Pefinery units were completed and in operation (See k~Lgure 2 .
About 50-70% of the refinery appeared to be completed at this time. A large
number of other unit- vA?o i., .-_ _s
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2. Information concerning the refinery as requested is as follows:
a. Location - The-refinery is located along the right bank
of the Irtysh River just northwest of the city of Omsk at geographic
coordinates 55 O4N - 73-14E. The refinery is located on the south
side of the transiberian pipeline.., Crude oil processed at the
refinery is probably, nerved -di-rectly to the refinery by this pipeline.
Chief, Resources Division,ORR
Chief, CIA/PID (NPIC)
The Omsk Petroleum Refinery
No.
23 July 1964
Copy No.
1. This memorandum is forwarded in answer to the above mentioned
requirementivhieh requested an analysis and-.a comparative study of the
petroleum refine-ry located- near Omsk, USSR. ?' - _
b. Areal Extent - The refinery area is rectangular in shape
measuring approximately 3.6 nm x 2.5 nm (approx. 330,000,000 sq. ft.),
and it is oriented WSW/ENE. The main production and refining area
measures 1.6 nm x 1.3 nm which includes 80,000,000 sq. ft. of area.
c. Construction Status - The overall appearance of the refinery,
and iudalng from the rate of change that has taken place
the refinery and its associated facilities
appears to be reaching nal stages of construction. Although the
plant appears to be active and operating,-nevertheless, construction
on additional units was active throughout the period. There
is still sufficient room for expansion and it appears as if additional
units and related industries will be located in close proximity to
this large refinery.
d. Level of Activity The refinery, and associated activity,
appeared to be in operation on all. photography used in this study.
The power plant, cooling towers, flare towers, large numbers of
railroad rolling stock in the yard just. outside of the southeast
corner of the refinery area, and several refining and processing
is showed evidence of some level of oner-tion_
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Several cylindrical storage tanks
New construction area - unidentified grid pattern
construction activity - possibly a storage area in
early stages of construction
4+. Although h re has not been any major changes in the refinery area
during the period nevertheless a few minor
These c es ax-e- k5ut-- gores 4-6, the overlays
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to figure 6 contain the changes and the annotations to the units as identified):
a. Overlay I
pipelines connect it to the refinery.
(2) New apartment project .developed,
(3) Probable warehouse area under construction
This area did not look completed in
-, ~,V,ti,Rh1 o sty P area. several buildings added between
I Ithe area will be road muu-
rail serve .
New rail spur under construction. This spur was under
construction on photography, and it probably
will serve all of the new construction-on the north side
of the refinery.
This appeared coverein
Probable lube oil refining unit - This unit was barely
visiblel and there was, a light-tone, possibly
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of t
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If this unit was under construction at this time, it now
appeare completed on 1photography.
(8) An unidentified tower-like
spurs under construction.
stages of construction
or in final stages
buried pipeline developed
structure located near two rail
This area appeared to be in early
and it was either completed
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a-~,s-vP and shinning area. It is rail served and buried
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rubber plant
(10) Possible area of extension for the. petrochemical/synthetic
rubber plant. This area appears fenced and scarring within
indicates construction of roads/buried pipelines was underway
(9) Several small buildings added to the pet-roehemical/synthetic
(11) An unidentified area, separated from 'the refinery area, yet
tied to it by trackage. The area is fencandtheisiaa
to
fence separation within the compound, dividing the-area
two sections. It looks like a possible storage area.
b. Overlay II - Plant analysis of the refinery and associated facilities
is as follows (See Figure 6, Overlay 2 for corresponding annotation
fiumbers):
(1) & (22) - Probable valve housing areas service the crude oil
s~or ge facilities directly from the Transiberian Pipeline.
(2) -probable pump housing area. This is located along a lineal
scarring,, probably buried pipeline, which connects the valve
housing area to the crude storage area.
(3) Water treatment a pumping facilities. These facilities
are located between the refinery proper and the water
reservoir. The water reservoir is approximately 12,000
feet long and 1,0 feet wide. The ; probable in$ake and out
let area is located between the reservoir and the river.
(~+) Crude oil storage area, reservoir-type. This area is probably
not completed as yet. There is sufficient room for addition
of more storage facilities or expansion of the refinery
proper. There are eight probable cooling ponds located in
the south central portion of the area. The activity located
on`the east of the ponds, is probably additional cooling
ponds under construction.
(5) Possible heat-treating unit. The isolated location of this
unit from the refinery proper and its close association with
the storage facilities, indicates this unit is possibly that
fining
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of treating the crude and not distilling or re
(6) probable warehouse or associated industrial plant under
construction.
Flare Tower - This is one of three flare towers observed
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at the refinery. The other two are located near the
fringes of the refinery complex: one is located on the
east, near the petrochemical/synthetic rubber plant;
the other is located on the west near the open reservoir
crude storage area. Atmospheric emission was visible from
this unit on all available good-quality photography.
Distillation units --Two units and. associated support
equipment and several liquid storage tanks.
Probable compressor buildings - approximately ten
buildings on-line between the storage area and processing
lines.
(10) New unidentified construction area with approxim'tely
twenty-four buildings, two gantry cranes and two
+Jyf- tion-activity, of any large degree, during
the eriod.
area with the refinery complex to show evidence of any
Cooling towers and spray ponds - There are eight banks
of induced draft type cooling towers and several spray
ponds. Five large natural draft cooling towers are
associated with the thermal power plant (annotation l9).
Two probable fractionating units with associated activity
latfted between the crude storage area and the cat-crackers.
Oil storage area consisting of 217 storage tanks of
various sizes. Some of these receptacles are probably
used to hold completed products as well as crude oil.
There was no apparent change or addition to this-area
The area is served by
Gasoline recovery area with probable polymerization and .
allkylation units. The plant administration area. is located
along the south edge of the gasoline recovery .area.
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(l4) A probable vapor recovery unit located generally in the
center of the cat-cracking area.
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Cracking units - There are seven cracking units, two pairs
of a similar unit located along the cooling area and three
larger units are located to the east of these units.
Distillation Units - This area contains four simir units
with associated activity and, storage tanks.
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(18) Rail car loading platforms - This area appears active on all
available photography, having several units of tank cars
probably engaged iniloading operations.
Steam and Power Plant - This plant has almost doubled in
size The'expansion has taken place on the east
end or e plant Three cooling towers were added during
this period to increase the number to five. The plant provides
electric power and steam.
(20) Lube Oil Refining Area - This area contains approximately
10 seperate refining units including dehydration and lube
oil stills and approximately 125 storage tanks of various
sizes.
(21) Probable Vapor Recovery Area - located between the lube tail
- area and the crude storage area, contains four similar
units with associated activity.
(22) Probable valve housing located at the point of origin
between the main (Trans-siberian pipeline) trunk line and
subsidiary line leading into the crude oil storage area.
(23). New Construction Area - Large grid shaped area containing
fro storage tanks, pit, linear scars (probable ditching),
and associated ditching (probably pipelines) loading
into the area from the direction of the refinery and the
Trans-siberian Pi eline. This area has shown very little
change the 1 period, it was cloud covered
on thel coverage.
(24) Construction Material Area - This area contained the
concrete batching plant, aggregate storage area and
carpenter shops. Several buildings that were present on
earlier photography have been dismantled.
(25) Probable Packaging Plant - This area is closely associated
with the lube oil facilities and is probably engaged in
packaging final products for shippment. There are approximately
twelve buildings associated with this area and there is
a large number of probable drums in open storage within
the area.
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(26) Railroad Yard - A large yard serving the refinery and
associated industries. The yard showed signs of lin
to moderate traffic on all photography during
rind.
(27) Petrochemical/Synthetic Rubber Plant.- Thi has
reached final stages of construction since All
of the units appear complete and they are pro ly
operational. There is an isolated storage area with
thirteen storage vessels located in the north corner
of the plant area. "'Vhe , ti.ntt has undergone very
few changes since I
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cloud free areas. The major visible changes that ve occ di
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the refinery most of the refining and storage units-.:were visible in.the
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associated industries isl ssloni
the period are as follows (See Fig1re 7 for corresp
annotation numbers):
(1) Area of New Constructions- This area is located adjacent
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oniy~a'fenceand a==few + wA.1 4ndicators zv au aggst
then a
future expansion on the coverage; Since
of construction and ditch scarring. The facility is
connected to a seperate secured area located approximately
one mile northeast by road and possible buried pipeline
(See Figure 6 also.
(2) Possible refining area In very early stages of construction..
possible expansion of the gasoline recovery area.
(3) Area of new construction located between the water cooling
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area, cracking area, and the gasoline recovery area.
the construction is new, it appears as if when completed,
this new construction will probably reveal expansion related
to all three areas and not necessarily to just one. All of
the construction activity in this area has developed
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Unidentified Processing Unit - This unit appeared-to be
in mid-to-final stages of construction
photography it appeared complete and operational. pe nes
connect this unit to various areas in the refinery as
well as the. unidentified area on the north fringe of the
refinery (See Figure 7 Annotation 8).
Four new storage tanks added
(6) Area of Unidentified New Construction
very early stages of construction
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or excavations, two gantry cranes, one large building,
photography fourteen lay=down tanks, two new processing
units, ditching, and some associated buildings were under
construction. A steam and possible gas line, nnnning from
the center of the refinery proper, passes along the northwest
edge to an.area containing two storage tanks and a flare
tower.
Additions to the Small Isolated Storage Area Include -
Three buildings, located adjacent to south side of storage
area; new construction located just south of the storage
area which may be associated with the tower- spheric
emissions were,, evident from-this tower _ The
tower was not active nor in use
Area of New Construction - This area was 50% cloud covered
approximately fifteen small buildings in various stages of
construction.
The to analyst asst d to this reuirement
Y be contactedi should any question arise
cone ng s- memorandum. This memorandum an attachments completes this
requirement.
ENCLOSURES:
1 Annotated Map (CIA/PID/IB-P-675/64)
6 Annotated Photos (CIA/PID/IB-P-676/64 ru - an
(P-972/64 and P-973/64) w/overlays
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