MISSION 1114, CHING-MEN PETROLEUM REFINERY UNDER CONSTRUCTION CHING-MEN, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A004800010015-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: April 9, 1971
• Content Type: REPORT

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REFERENCE T0: hiSN 1114, CHING-A1EN PETROLEUM REFINERY UNDER
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1. SIGNIFICANCE: WIiEN COMPLETE, TIIIS NEWLY IDENTIFIED
PETROLEUM REFINERY WILL BE ONE OF THE
TEN LARGEST REFINERIES IN CHINA. IT
IS ALSO THE FOURTH CRUDE OIL REFINERY
IDENTIFIED IN SOUTHEAST CI-IINA.
2. LOCATION: CHING-LIEN PETROLEUM REFINERY
IS LOCATED AT 25X1
31-01-40N 112-12-45E, ADJACENT TO
THE TOWN OF CHING-;LIEN AND APPROXIMATELY
45 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) WEST-NORTIiWEST OF
CHIEN-CHIANG OILFIELD 25X1

3. REP~iARKS: CHIEN-CHIANG OILFIELD, 45 NM SOUTH-SOUTH-
EAST OF TIIE NEW REFINERY, IS TIIE ONLY
KNOWN SOURCE OF CRUDE OIL IN SOUTHEAST
CHINA. THE REFINERY IS SERVED BY THE
NEW NORTH-SOUTH PROJECTED LO-YANG
TO LOU-TI RAIL LINE.
4. NEGATION DATE: 25X1
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re�
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
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S. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: THIS ~1ISSION
6. MISSION READOUT: THE RAIL-SERVED CRUDE OIL REFINERY CONTAINS
A LARGE, ROUGHLY C-SHAPED AREA UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN A NATURAL
VALLEY. TIIIS WILL BE THE MAIN PROCESSING AREA. A POSSIBLE
h1ULTISTAGE CRUDE DISTILLATION UNIT CONTAINING A PROBABLE
DEFLOREZ FURNACE, ONE POSSIBLE PIPE FURNACE, AND TWO COLUMNS
WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON TIIE SOUTH EDGE. AT LEAST FIVE
PROCESSING UNITS WERE IN AN EARLY STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA. SEVEN COLUMNS, ONE POSSIBLE PIPE
FURNACE, AND TWO CONTROL BUILDINGS WERE ALSO IDENTIFIED.
A LARGE FORCED DRAFT COOLING TOWER WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
IA~+4EDIATELY EAST OF WHAT WILL BECOME THE MAIN PROCESSING AREA,
AND TANK FARMS WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO THE EAST AND WEST. THE
TANK FARMS CONSIST OF THREE LARGE AND 19 MEDIUM VERTICAL STORAGE
TANKS NEARING COASPLETION AND 41 VERTICAL STORAGE TANKS IN AN
EARLY STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION. ONE LARGE RAIL TRANSLOADING YARD
AND TWO SriALLER RAIL TRANSFER POINTS ARE LOCATED ON THE EAST
EDGE OF THE REFINERY. LARGE SUPPORT AREAS TO TI-iE NORTH INCLUDE
A CEMENT BATCH PLANT ANll OPEN STORAGE YARDS FOR EQUIPMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION rWTERIAL.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re�
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC
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