GOR'KIY REFINERIES 26 BAKINSKIKH KOMMISAROV AND NEFTEGAZ 2, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: January 1, 1965
• Content Type: IR

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CIA IMAGERY ANALYSIS DIVISION
GOR'KIY REFTNERIES"26 BAKINSKIKH
KOMMISAROV AND NEFTEGAZ 2, USSR
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1. The 26 Bakinskikh Kommisarov and Neftegaz 2 -refineries are located
in the northwest quadrant of Gor'kiy, USSR, Figures 1 and 2. The installa-
tions are approximately 0.25 nm apart and are apparently connected by rail
as well as being adjacent to a commonkrail line. Both are secured by
perimeter walls. The geographic coordinates of the approximate centers of
the two-refineries are:. (1)' 26 Bakinskikh'Kommisarov - 56 20 03N - 43 53 40E;
(2) Neftegaz 2 56 20 4oN - 43 52 30E. The Bakinskikh Refinery occupies an
area of approximately 75 acres;, the Neftegaz 2 Refinery occupies an area
of about 25 acres. Neither the areas nor.the plant layouts have changed -
greatly since ee Figures 3 and 8..' _
It is probable that the two installations are f.nctionally related
Practically all the apparent conventional refining equipment-is? situated
in the Bakinskikh Refinery whereas the Neftegaz 2 Plant has only-heat-
treating facilities plus a clutter of tanks and building . These facts
suggest that the feed stocks for the Neftegaz 2 Plant are the residues from
the conventional refining processes employed at the Bakinskikh Refinery and
that-petroleum coke and asphalt would be among the principal products of
the Neftegaz 2 Refinery. .
2. The numerical designators in the- following desciiptions of. the
two refineries are keyed to the overlay of: Figure 7.
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26 Bakinskikh Ko=-1sarov Refinery
(1) The western end of the refinery area contains approximately
20 buildings, six of which are of considerable size. This
section probably includes warehouses, shops, packing and
shipping facilities and possibly the a nistrative head-
quarters of. the -refinery.
(2) This area contains considerable refining equipment which
probably contains at least two pipe stills and an indeter-
minate number of-fractionating colums.l The.presence of
20-30 small tanks arranged in symmetrical groups, along the
north edge of the area suggests the production of lube
oils and waxes in this part of,the refinery.
(3)&(4) The primary refinery facilities are located in this area.
Pipe stills and fractionating towers axe probably present
and 1 or 2 small thermal cracking units are possible. A
stack count on the best available photography suggests
that there are.7 to 10 furnaces in the area, with the
majority being quite small.
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(5) This area is a tank farm containing 9 large probable
crude storage tanks. .
(6) This tank farm contains. 6 medium and 18 small POL tanks
- and probably constitutes the main product storage facility
of the refinery..
(7) This area contains approximately 7" medium sized and 9 small
tanks. It-is the'type of tank farm often associated with
25X1D lube oil production. The facilities in'this area have
been built since- and represent one of_the two
major construction projects since that time that can be
directly associated with petroleum refining. This group
of equipment may be?associated with the large unidentified
unit, (8).
(8) The large probable processing unit at this location has
either been built since World War II or the pre-existing
facility has been., greatly, modified. The unit consists of
a large diameter c3rlinderical section estimated to be
about 100'"tall, surmounted by a relatively slender
possibly rectangular section of some 4+0' in height. An
apparent outside elevator shaft extends to the. top of the
cylinderical section on the-.NE side of the structure.
Jets of steam can be seen emerging from two points near
the bottom-of the structure on photography from at least.
two missions.
(9) Two water treatment ponds and a new possible gasholder
are located just north of the refinery area.
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b. Neftegaz 2 Refinery.
A number of buildings including,a large warehouse or
shipping facility and probably some processing equipment
have been added to the refinery area since World War II
but the boundaries of the refinery area'have changed
little, if at all. ?The entire area'is occupied by -a
clutter of tanks of various sizes, many randomly oriented
buildings and several heat processing facilities, (1), (2)
and (3) which are probably distillation units. `A small
settling pond is. located within the confines of the
refinery and a much larger one is situated immediately
to the east. "
3: All measurements have been made by the CIA/IAD/IB project analyst.
They should be considered as approximate ia.nd must. not be taken as official
NPIC mensuration data compiled-by.the Technical Intelligence Division, NPIC.
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REFERENCES
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General Locator Map, USSR - 29656 1-61: (UNCLASSIFIED)
ACIC, US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0151+-25HL, 3rd Ed.
May-1963, Scale 1:200,000 (SECRET)
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CIA. C-RR5-82,516 and C-RR5-82,517
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GOR'KIY,. USSR. 56 20 O??I - 43 53 40E
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G-0--R'=Y, USSR.- 56 20 40N - 243 52 30E
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