RYAZAN PETROLEUM REFINERY, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400370033-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: February 25, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
ATTENTION
THROUGH
FROM
SUBJECT
REFERENCE-,
south 'southwest
1. This-m morandum is forwarded.in answer'.to the above mentioned
requirement whi h requested an analysis and a comparative study of the
petroleum refin ry located near Ryazan, USSR. ''.
2. Information ncerning this refinery as requested is as follows:
a. Location -,The refinery is located approximately 2 nm south
_ of,the,city of azan and 7 nm southeast of the Ryazan Dyagilevo
Airfield, adjacent to the Michurinsk-Moscow Rail line. The geographic
coordi.'nates of the refinery are 54 40N - 39 45E (See Figure 1 & 2)
b. Areal Extent - The refinery area measures approximately
8,100 by 8,300 feet. The measurements do not include the heat and
power plant nor,the possible petrochemical plant adjacent. to the
refinery. The orientation of the refinery is north northeast by
c.,Cr Construction Status - From the overall appearance of the
refinery, and judging from the rate of change. that has taken place
between it appears to have been in
'continuous
operating,
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TCS No. 2025/65,
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IB No. 59/65
25 February 1965
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Chieff, Requirements Branch,-Reconnaissance Group, CGS
Chief, Photogra
is Intelligence Divil-'ion, CIA
Ryazan P?troleum Refinery, USSR
(1) '0SI ,Requirement No. C-RE4-81,,22-
(2) CIA/PID Project No. 30287.
expa,i ori ' Although the plant appeared tes`:be active and.
nevei't ele*s, construction on additional units was active
period. There is still sufficient room for
as if additional units will-be constructed
throughout the
expansion and it 'lppears
at this refinery;
.Decla$s Review by NIMA/DOD
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d. Level of.Agtivity - The refinery, and assocaited facilities,
appeared to be in operation on all photography used in this study.
The heat and powei, plant, flare tower and several refining and
processing units showed evidence of some level of operation.
plant-area was utilized in this study. From this material, three
satellite missions were',.selbcted on the basis of having good quality,
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Flare tower
Fractionation units - with associated facilities and
probable desalting units
Cracking units
Probable alkylation unit with associated facilities
Probable lubricating refining area
Administration area
Probable distillation unite, with associated facilities
Probable vapor recovery. units
Cooling towers and ponds -
Machine shops and warehouses
Unidentified processing unit - containing a small furnace and
possibly four distillation type towers, a'pipeline from the
main refining area serves this unit and the possible petro-
chemical plant (Annotation 16)
Tank farm - containing cylindrical storage tanks and square-
semiburie d. tanks.
Heat and-power plant.
Railcar loading and unloading facilities
Water treating ponds
Possible petrochemical plant -
Suspect syithetic fiber plant
hotography. These are';
respectively (See Figures ,3-)). inc
attached graphics ave teen arranged in a chronological order. Figure
5 contains all of the pertinent data, including an overlay with
annotations. Detail concerning the changes that have occurred are
given in chronological-order in the following paragraphs.
3. The overlay accompanying Figure 5 outlines the refinery. area and
the various sections within the refinery. The following legend, is keyed to
the annotated' overlay:
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The refinery appeared in- with
and in operation (See Figure 3).
were in early stages of construction.
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several of the refinery units
A large number of the other
Construction-'6n the possible
petrochemical plant had, not begun. The photography of= (See Figure 5)
shows these refining units as having been completed, however there is still
sufficient space for many more units'. New ground scars and structures have
appeared in the vicinity of the flare tower.
5. 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 Intrelligence Division, NPIC.
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6. The photo analyst assigned to this requirement was
who may be contacted on extension 2546 should any question arise
concerning this memorandum. This. memorandum and attachments complete-this
requirement. I.
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3 Annotated Photos (CIA/PID/IB-P-75/65 t
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2 Annotated Maps (CIA/PID/IB-P-73 65 &
ENCLOSURES:
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