KRASNOVODSK PETROLEUM REFINERY, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400060069-0
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 69
• Publication Date: August 24, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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DECLASS REVIEW BY NIMA / DoD
TCS No . 7~~1,8/t>1t
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24 August 19614
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Resources Division, ORR
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TETOUGH Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGS
FRCM Chief, CIA/PID (NPIC)
SUBJECT Krasnovodsk Petroleum Refinery, USSR
REFERENCES (1) ORR Requirement No. C-RR4-81,285
(2) CIA/PID Project No. C 674/64
1. This memorandum is forwarded in answer to the above mentjioned
requirement which requested an analysis and a comparative study of the
petroleum refinery located near Krasnovodsk, USSR.
2. Information concerning this refinery as requested is as follows:
a. Location - The refinery is located along the eastern shore
of the Caspian Sea just northwest of the city of Krasnovodsk at
geographic coordinates 400 Ol'N - 520 571E. Crude oil processed
at the refinery is probably piped to the refinery from a crude
oil storage area at Ufra approximately 5-2 nm southeast of the
refinery at geographic coordinates 390 59'.N - 53? 05'E (See
Figures 5 and 6).
b. Areal Extent - The refinery area is rectangular in shape
measuring approximately 7,410 x 5,700 ft. and is oriented WSW/ENE.
The main production and refining area measures approximately 2,c5o
x 5,700 ft.
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c. Construetion.3tatus - From the overall appearance of the
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stages ox construction. There is still sufficient room for cxpansicn
and it appears as if additional tankage and related industries will. be
located in close proximity to the refinery.
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d. Level of Activity - The refinery, and associated activity,
appeared to show evidence of some level of operation on photography
used in this study.
e. Photography Used - All available photography covering this
plant area was utilized in this study. From this material, one over-
flight and two satellite missions were .selected on the basis of having
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(See Figures 2-7). The attached graphics have been arranged in a
chronological order. Figures 2 and 4, contain all of the pertinent
data including annotations and construction changes that were evident
within the period. Detail concerning the changes, additions
and identification of changes that have occurred during this period
is given in chronological order in the following paragraphs.
3. The refinery appeared to be in final stage of construction in
I(See Figure 2).
a. Overlay I - Plant analysis of the refinery and associated
facilities are as follows, (See Figure 2, Overlay I, for corresponding
annotation numbers):
(1) Ten buried storage tanks
(2) Six semi-buried storage tanks and two revetted
storage tanks with pump house. The area is
served by road and pipeline.
(3*(11) Administration area, warehouses, barracks and
repair shops.
(4)&(5) Probable lubricating oil refining area. This area
contains a lub oil unit and approximately 55 storage tanks
of various sizes.
(6) Two compressor buildings
(7) (20)&(25) Oil storage area. Consisting of 81 storage tanks of
various sizes and 4 blimp tanks for blending. These
tanks are used to hold completed products as well as
crude oil.
(8) Probable asphalt plant with associated storage tanks.
(9) Cracking and distillation units and associated support
equipment and several storage tanks.
(10) Two possible desalting units
(12) Railcar loading and unloading facilities with two
loading and unloading racks.
(13) Water treatment and pumping facilities.
(11+) Blowdcwn stack and pit.
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(15) Construction material'area. This area contains
aggregate storage, repair shops and warehousing.
(16) Packaging, shipping and warehousing. This area is
probably engaged in packaging final products for
shipment..
(17) Sulphur loading and unloading building
(18) Ammonia unloading
(19) Acid shed
(21) Machine shops. This area contains approximately
eleven buildings and aggregate storage.
(22) Caustic wash unit
(23) Heat and Power plant
(21+) Combination unit. This unit probably contains thermal
reforming, topping, thermal cracking, single-stage
caustic wash, and polymerization.
(26) Cracking and treating unit
(27 Transfer pumphouse for ethyl blending plant
(28) Ethyl blending plant
(29) Gas plant. There are five blimp tanks and three
liquid storage tanks for possible off test aviation
base.
(30) Alkylation unit
(31) Acid and gas recovery unit. There are 24+ blimp tanks
and four liquid storage tanks.
(32) Flare towers. There were two flare towers observed
at this refinery, one south of the refinery complex and
the other west.
b. Crude oil storage (See Figures 5 and 6). This area contained
n storage reservoirs and 101 storage tanks on the coverage of
21 new tanks had been added for a total of 122
with sites for 12 more. No new open storage reservoirs had been
constructed during this period.
4+. Photo coverage over the refinery and associated industries on KEYHOLE
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25X1D that have occurred during the period (See Figure !,Overlay II for
corresponding annotation numbers .
(1) Area of new construction.- This area is located north
and adjacent to the refinery. The facilities here
have been constructed since the photo coverage of 0
There are approximately 65 storage tanks'of various
sizes, warehousing that is rail served and a small
complex that probably will handle petrochemical.
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