Oil flow at Nizhnekamsk refinery to be produced as scheduled

The bulk of the work at the Kaleikino – Nizhnekamsk Oil Refinery 118.2-kilometre-long linear pipeline was completed in November. High-sulphur oil from Tatarstan will via the pipeline be delivered to the under-construction plant in Nizhnekamsk. The facility is initially to provide up to 7 million tonnes of oil a year, with a possible doubling in the future.

The construction is currently focused on completing site facilities at the Kaleikino pump station. The main unit here is a 50-cubic-metre reservoir, to be assembled and welded before the end of July.

“The project is not only important for Tatarstan but for the whole Russia,” Nikolai Tokarev said after the tour. The construction is within the schedule, and the facilities are to be delivered as planned, he said.

Rustam Minnikhanov said the oil industry was an engine for the Tatarstan’s and Russia’s economies. The industry employs highly qualified personnel. Oil companies take part in urban beautification and build social and cultural facilities.