NOVO-UFA PETROLEUM REFINERY, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: May 12, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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 TCS No. 8273/65
I No. 176/65
Declass Review by NIMA/DOD
PREPARED BY - CHEMICAL SECTION, INDUSTRIAL BRANCH,
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, CIA
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Resources Division, ORR
.ATTENTION R/FU 25X1 A
THROUGH Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance .Group, CGS
FROM Chief, Photographic Intelligence Division, CIA
SUBJECT Novo-Ufa Petroleum Refinery, USSR
REFERENCED (1) ORR Requirement No. C-RR4-81,227
(2) CIA/PID Project No. 30392-4
1. This memorandum is forwarded in answer to the above mentioned
requirement, which requested an analysis and comparative study of the Novo-
Ufa Petroleum Refinery, located near Ufa, USSR.
2. Information, as requested, concerning this refinery, is as follows:
a. Location - Novo-Ufa Refinery is situated between the Staro-
Ufa Refinery and the Chernikovsk Refinery, all of which are in the
Chernikovsk sector of the Ufa region. It lies approximately 7.5 nautical
miles NNE of the Ufa Airfield, along the Belaya River. The geographic
coordinates of the approximate center of the refinery are 54 52 25N -
56 05 10E (See Figures 1 and 2).
b. Areal Ektent - Novo-Ufa Refinery is irregular in shape, with
maximum dimensions of approximately 12,000 feet by 5,500 feet on a
general NNW-SSE orientation. The total area within the refinery fence
line is approximately 52,000,000 square feet or about 1.9 square miles.
c. Construction Status - Examination of photographic coverage from
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reveals that constructioieefforts were relatively light. Details
concerning changes are discussed in part b of.section 3.
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This refinery appears to be basically complete as of the
present time. Further expansion within the refinery itself,. would
be difficult due to the limitation of space. Extension of the
refinery beyond its present boundaries would be limited to the
relatively small area of level ground between the present fence
line and the Belaya River or to the low lying land east of the
refinery and north of the synthetic alcohol plant.
25X1D d. Photography - All available photographic coverage was utilized
in this survey. For purposes of comparison and because of photographic
quality, materials from three satellite missions are included with this
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(See Figures 3-6). Details concerning the identification of refinery
components are presented in the following section.
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3. Separate pections of the Novo-Ufa Refinery and other nearby features
are annotated on the overlay to.Figure 6 of this memorandum.
a. Analysis of the annotated areas is presented under the number
corresponding to that one the overlay.
(1) Open storage basins
(2) Petrochemical plant
(3) Staro-Ufa Refinery
(4) Belaya River
'(5), Tank farm
(6) Railyard with loading and unloading facilities, probable
pumphouses, warehouses, and possible packaging buildings
(7) Thermal power plant and associated facilities
(8) Possible coking unit with supporting facilities (tankage,
spray pond, etc.)
(9) Area consisting mostly of water treatment, with cooling
towers, spray and settling ponds, some tankage,?and
miscellaneous buildings.
(10) Unidentified processing area
x(11) Unidentified refining units (two)
(12) Possible reforming units (two)
(13). Tank farm, probable intermediate and final product
storage
(14) Probable cracking units (four)
(15) Probable crude distillation units (six)
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(16) Area of shop and maintenance buildings
(17) Administration area
(18) Probable desalting units (four)
(19) Probable crude distillation units (four)
(20) Area consisting mostly of water treatment with cooling
towers, spray ponds, and settling ponds
(21) Probable cracking units (three)
(22) Tank farm, large area including probable crude and product
storage
(23) Probable gas recovery and fractionation area
(24) Probable alkylation units (two)
(25) Flare tower
(26) Area in ravine consisting mostly of open ground, but with
a flare tower and a gas holder
(27) Cracking units (three)
(28) Probable desalting 'units (three)
(29) Tank farm, probably associated with lube oil area
(30) Area with storage facilities, water cooling towers,
and unidentified construction
(31) Lubrication oil refining area, probably with deasphalting,
solvent extraction, dewaxing, and other treating units
(32) Tank farm
(33) Probable desalting units (two)
(3l.) Packaging and shipping area, with a rail car loading and
unloading rack, and possible final processing units
(35) Tank farm
b. The locations where significant construction has occurred during
the period of time cdvered by this study are annotated with letters on
the overlay sheet. A description of these changes, under the letter'
corresponding to that on the overlay, follows:
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buildings construction also started in this area in the
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spring of
A large shop type building and two probable warehouses were
U way in the fal
25X1D (a) Area of unidentified construction activity, with some
tankage, excavation and incomplete buildings - construction
had started by and was apparently still under
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4. Adequate supporting facilities appear to be available for this
refinery. ,It is served by a rail spur from the Trans-Siberian Line, by
a well maintained road, by docking facilities on the adjacent Belaya River,
and probably by pipelines. Heat and power are generated in a thermal power
plant in the SE corner of the refinery property, and water apparently comes
from the nearby river.
5. The Novo-Ufa Refinery was definitely operating throughout the
period of time surveyed for this report. The power plant, various processing
units and flare towers show some level of activity on all available coverage.
6. All measurements have been made by the CIA/PID/IB.Project Analyst.
They should be considered as approximate and must not be taken as official
NPIC mensuration data compiled by the Technical Intelligence Division, NPIC.
7. The photo analyst assigned to this project was Mr. 25X1A
who may be contacted on extension 2546, should any questions arise concerning
this memorandum. This memorandum and attachments complete the requirement.
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ENCLOSURES:
2 Annotated Maps
(CIA/PID/IB-P-494/65 and P-495/65)
3 Annotated Photos
(CIA/PID/IB-P-496/65 thru P-498/65)
1 Annotated Photo w/overlay
(CIA/PID/IB-P-499/65)
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