NOVO-BAKU PETROLEUM REFINERY BAKU, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 1, 1965
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT
DATE July 1965
NOVO-BAKU PETROLEUM REFINERY
BAKU, USSR
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT
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BAKU, USSR
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BAKU, USSR
1. The Novo-Baku Petroleum Refinery is located approximately two
and a half miles from the Caspian Sea in the eastern sector of the city
of Baku, USSR. The geographic coordinates of the approximate center of
the refinery are 40 24 20N - 49 55 10E and its orientation is E/W.
The refinery is irregular in shape with maximum dimensions of
6,000 feet by 5,000 feet and covers an area of approximately 14,600,000
square feet. It is served by road, rail and probably by pipeline.
A comparison of missions over this refinery during
the period indicates that one major refining
unit has been constructed and put in operation during this period while
another major refining unit is nearing completion. In addition, a number
of other refining units are presently under construction. Details concerning
this construction activity and other changes at the refinery are discussed
in part b (;f section 2.
2. The limits of the Novo-Baku Petroleum Refinery and the outlines
of individual sections within the refinery are shown on Figure 5 of this
report.
ao Identification and analysis of the various sections are
discussed under the number corresponding to that on Figure 5:
(1) Area under construction containing several pipe
furnaces, several fractionating columns, a possible
compressor building, a possible control house, a
number of warehouse/maintenance type buildings, and POL
tank storage
(2) Probable intermediate product storage area
(3) Two catalytic cracking units (thermdfor type) and
associated facilities
(4) Catalytic cracking unit (fluid type) and associated
facilities
(5) Warehouse/maintenance type buildings
(6) Area with a small pipe furnace, two fractionating
columns, probable compressor building, control house,
and laydown tanks
(7) Area with a small pipe furnace, fractionating column,
probable compressor building, control house, and POL
tank storage
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(8) Area with four or five fractionating columns grouped
closely together, probable compressor building, control
house, and laydown tanks
(9) Possible alkylation unit consisting of several fractionating
towers, a large compressor building, a smaller probable
compressor building, and laydown tanks
(10) Probable intermediate and final product storage area
(11) Probable vapor recovery area with two essentially identical
units each consisting of a large fractionating column,
two medium-sized fractionating columns, a smaller fractionating
column, three vertical tanks, two probable compressor buildings,
and laydown tanks
(12) Administration and laboratory area
(13) Area under construction consisting of several refining
units in an early stage of construction and several
associated buildings, a number of quonset type buildings,
and POL tank storage
(14) POL tank storage area including a large tank under
const ruction
(15) Area with a number of warehouse/maintenance type buildings,
open material storage, several small towers, and a water
treating pond
(16) Probable distillation area with two pipe furnaces, two
fractionating columns, probable compressor building,
control house, and water treating pond
(17) POL tank storage
(18) Catalytic cracking uni` (pr,-,table fluid type) and associated
facilities
(19) Two distillation units, each consisting of two pipe furnaces,
two fractionating columns, a compressor building, and lay-
down tanks
(20) Heat and power plant
(21) POL tank storage area
(22) Suspect catalytic cracking unit in an early stage of
construction: a number of buildings have been or are
being constructed and the construction of the base of a
new unit has begun; the appearance and placement of this
unit and the layout of associated buildings are very
similar to the catalytic cracking unit and associated
facilities in Annotation 19
(23) POL tank storage area including a, pump house
(24) Possible catalytic reforming unit under construction with
9-12 small furnaces arranged in three rows, several fract-
ionating columns, possible cooling towers, probable control
house, POL tank storage, including three probable spheroidal
tanks, and several warehouse/maintenance type buildings
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(25) Suspect tankcar loading and unloading facilities
(26) POL tank storage area
(27) Water treating facilities and cooling towers
(28) Suspect pipeline station
(29) Probable crude oil storage area
(30) Possible petrochemical plant associated with the refinery
b. Construction activity and changes at the refinery from
include the following (annotation numbers refer to gure
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(1) Construction of the facilities in Annotation 1 began
after with the exception of the warehouse/
maintenance type buildings which were present in 25X1
(2) Construction in Annotation 13 began between 25X1
(3) Construction of the catalytic cracking unit in Annotation
18 began prior to Il and was possibly complete by
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Smoke coming from this unit at the time of
e a es coverage indicates that it is presently in
operation.
(4) The area described under Annotation 22 is still in an
early stage of construction; construction of some of the
buildings may have begun in 1963.
(5) The possible catalytic reforming area described under
Annotation 24 has been under construction since 25X1
and appears nearly complete.
(6) Construction of the POL tanks in Annotation 26 began
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(7) Construction of the cooling towers and water treating
facilities in Annotation 27 began between and 25X1
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The refinery appears to have been operating in[
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indicated by smoke coming from a number of refining units. Due to
e quality _)f the photography of lit is not possible
to determine whether the refinery was operating at that time.
r. All measurements have been made by the CIA/IAD/IB project analyst.
They ,-hould be considered as approximate and must not be taken as official
NPIC inensurat,ion data compiled by the Technical Intelligence Division, NPIC.
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