SARATOV PETROLEUM REFINERY, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: October 28, 1964
• Content Type: MEMO

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TCS No. 8948/64
IB No. 394/64
28 October 1964
Copy No. J
DECLASSIFiCATION REVIEW by NIMA/DOD 4/13/00
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Resources Division, ORR
ATTENTION R/FU 25X1 A
THROUGH Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance Group,-dGS
FROM Chief, CIA/PIp (NPIC)
SUBJECT Saratov Petroleum Refinery, USSR
REFERENCES (1): ORR Requirement No. C-RR4-81,229
(2) CIA/PID Project No. C 588/64..
1. This memorandum is forwarded in answer to the above mentioned
requirement, which requested an analysis and a comparative study of the
petroleum refinery located near Saratov, TSR.
2. Information as requested, concerning this refinery, is as
follows:
a. Location The refinery is located adjacent to the Volga
River approximately 42 nautical miles downstream (southwest) from
the center of Saratov. The geographic coordinates of this refinery
are 51? 27' 14"N - 45?-56' 42"E (See Figures 1 and 2).
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b. Areal Extent - The refinery area is irregular in shap
a maximum north-south dimension of approximately~5700 feet andla
maximum east-west dimension of approximately 4200 feet. The t tal
fence enclosed area includes 19,248,000 sq. ft. or approximate
x?41 acres (0.7 square miles). All measurements. have been made by the
CIA/PID/IB project analyst. They should be considered as appr imate
and must not be taken as official NPIC mensuration .data compiled by
the Technical-Intelligence Division, NPIC.
c. Construction.status - From the overall appearance of the
refinery, and from examination of changes which have occurred between
it appears that all, existing refinery
units have been completed. There is sufficient room within and
adjacent to the Saratov refinery for expansion or the construction.
of related industries. Additions to this refinery1during the period'
of photographic coverage, are listed
under section five of this memorandum.
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d.' Photography - A111available photographic coverage of this area
was utilized in this study. For purposes of comparison and because of
photographic quality, materials from one overflight and two satellite
missions are included in this memorandum. These photographs are from
respectively (See Figures 3-6). Details concerning the
identification of refinery components are given in the following section.
3. The overlay accompanying figure six outlines the refinery area
and the various sections within the refinery.
(20) Water treatment and pumping facilities
(21) Possible rail loading and unloading point
(22) Pipeline to chemical plant
(23) Drainage outlet from refinery
(24) Abandoned crude storage basins
a. Plant analysis of the refinery is presented under the number
corresponding to that annotation on the overlay (See Figure 6 and overlay).
(1) Six crude storage basins
(2) Petroleum storage area?
,(3) Two probable distillation units with associated support
equipment and storage tanks
(4) Administration area including probable office buildings
and repair shops
(5) Heat and power plant with spray pond and cooling towers
(6) Eight cracking units with associated support facilities
(7) Four cracking units with associated support facilities
o(8) Petroleum storage area
(9) Possible new distillation units
(10) Open storage area with `several small shop type.buildings
(11) Probable polymerization unit
(12) Open storage area with a few small buildings and tanks,
with probable loading and unloading facilities along rail
spur.
(13) Possible processing unit
(14) Probable vapor recovery or "light ends"'unit
(15) Probable lubricating oil refining section including
associated facilities and storage tanks
(16) Area of possible warehousing, packaging, and shipping
(rail served). Also included in this area is an
unidentified process building with associated facilities
and some storage tanks.'
(17) Flare tower
(18) Rail loading and unloading facilities
(19) Probable pumping station with storage tanks
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GOivl'fiGL SYSTEM ONLY.
 .4. The Saratov refinery is served by road and by a rail spur.
Probable loading and unloading facilities are present at docking points
along the Volga River south of the refinery. The refinery is possibly
connected by pipeline to a POL storage area- approximately two nautical
miles south of the refinery, adjacent to the Volga River.
25X1D 5. Photo coverage of this site on was used
to identify major visable changes which have occurred during the 25X1D
period. However because a portion of the refinery was obscured by
25X1D steam on the photography, it is impossible to enumerate changes which
' may have taken place in those areas. (See overlay on Figure 6 for
corresponding annotation number).
25X1 D (6) One small probable c..ntrol building added by 25X1 D
' (8) Ten additional small probable process tanks added since
25X1D two-medium tanks removed .
(9) New proces's'--area erected since _ possibly new
distillation unit
25X1D (12), (13), 14 and (15) These areas are generally obscured
on the TALENT photography. However, examination of
25X1 D photography from reveals that no
significant changes have occurred since that date.
25X1D (16) All of (16) which lies directly east of the crude storage
basins has been added since construction was in
25X1D Progress in this area in nd appears to be
25X1D complete as of Two buildings and several small
tanks are present.
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6. The photo analyst assigned to this project was
who may be contacted on extension 2705 should any questions.arise concerning
this memorandum. This memorandum and attachments complete this requirement.
ENCLOSURES:
2 Annotated Maps (CIA/PID/IB-P-1398/64 and P-1399/64)
3 Annotated Photos (CIA/PID/IB-P-1395/64 and P-1396/64 and
P-1397/64 with overlay)
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