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Oil refining · Republic of Kazakhstan
A modern Kazakh oil refinery built for the nation's fuel security
Karabau Petroleum LLP is a Kazakhstan oil refining and production of oil products company and one of the top oil refineries of the Republic. Commissioned in 2020, the refinery processes oil raw materials fields.
Commissioned 2020
K4 / K5 ecological classes
Deep conversion refining
2020
Refinery commissioned
2
New process complexes · Dec 2020
12
New U&O facilities built
3 years
Inter-repair cycle target
Who we are
One of the top oil refineries of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Karabau Petroleum LLP is a Kazakhstan oil refining and production of oil products company and one of the top oil refineries of the Republic. The refinery was put into operation in 2020 and is focused on processing of oil raw materials of West Siberian oil fields.
Karabau Petroleum produces a wide range of oil products — among them motor petrol of various brands, diesel fuel, oil fuel (mazout), hydrocarbon liquefied gases, vacuum gas oil, technical sulfur, bitumen of several grades and petroleum coke. The enterprise operates a full conversion chain: from primary crude oil distillation through advanced processing and heavy residue conversion, supported by its own hydrogen production, water supply and central refinery laboratory.
- Full-conversion configuration — primary distillation, deep fuel-oil processing and delayed coking in one integrated site.
- Ecological fuels — production of K-4 motor fuels: diesel and gasoline of RON-92 and RON-95 to Customs Union Technical Regulations.
- Well-developed utilities & offsite — commodity and raw feed tank farms, LPG storage, rail and road loading racks.
Refinery siteIntegrated refining & offsite facilities
Product range
Oil products refined for industry and the road
Karabau Petroleum produces a wide range of oil products — from high-octane motor gasoline for the domestic market to bitumen grades, technical sulfur and petroleum coke for construction and industry.
Diesel Fuel
Summer and winter grades with a low pour point for severe winter operation, produced with hydrotreating for low sulphur content.
Oil Fuel (Mazout)
Residual fuel oil produced from crude oil advanced processing, used for heat and power generation in industrial installations.
Hydrocarbon Liquefied Gases
LPG produced and stored in a dedicated liquefied gases tank farm, dispatched by rail and road for domestic and industrial consumers.
Vacuum Gas Oil
Heavy distillate feedstock from vacuum distillation, used as feed for catalytic cracking and as a blending component.
Technical Sulfur
By-product sulfur recovered from process gas streams in the sulfur recovery units, granulated for safe handling and transport.
Bitumen — Several Grades
Construction, road and roofing bitumen grades produced in the Bitumen Production Unit for road building and industrial application.
Petroleum Coke
Produced in the Delayed Coking Unit and the Coke Calcination Unit, supplying carbon feedstock to metallurgy and industry.
LNG — Liquefied Natural Gas
Natural gas, primarily methane, cooled to approximately −162°C to become a liquid It is stored and transported in specialized cryogenic tanks and used for industrial energy .
Upgrading project
Two new complexes commissioned in December 2020
As a result of the upgrading project implementation, two new complexes of process units were built and commissioned at the refinery in December 2020. Twelve new utilities & offsite facilities were built for the normal operation of the constructed and brought-into-service units, and existing production capacities were revamped.
Isomerization & Naphtha Splitter Unit
A new process complex that raises the octane quality of the gasoline pool, supporting production of modern high-octane grades from the refinery's own streams.
Complex of Sulfur Recovery Units
A new complex that captures sulfur compounds from process streams, cutting emissions and producing technical sulfur as a marketable, granulated by-product.
12 New U&O Facilities
Twelve new utilities and offsite facilities were constructed to guarantee stable operation of the newly built and brought-into-service process units.
Complex of Crude Oil Primary Distillation
Revamped during the upgrading project to raise throughput and improve fractionation quality at the head of the refinery process chain.
Complex of Crude Oil Advanced Processing
The fuel complex KT-1 for deep processing of fuel oil was revamped, increasing conversion depth and the yield of light products.
Delayed Coking Unit
The delayed coking unit was modernised as part of the upgrading project, strengthening heavy residue conversion and petroleum coke output.
Result:
all these measures ensured the production of K-4 motor fuels — diesel and gasoline of RON-92 and RON-95 — in accordance with the requirements of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union.
Today's priorities
Ecological fuel for the country, reliability for the plant
The priority for Karabau Petroleum today is to ensure the production of motor fuels corresponding to the ecological classes K4 and K5, in the amount necessary for the country's needs, and to raise the technical resource of the refinery.
K4 / K5
Ecological classes
3
Year inter-repair cycle
Jet A
Jet fuel — international standard
98
Highest gasoline grade (RON)
Technical resource
Raising plant reliability and output between overhauls
Increasing the technical resource of the refinery and its output for a three-year inter-repair cycle is a central objective. The programme combines unit revamps, new utilities & offsite capacity and rigorous inspection of critical equipment across the process chain.
- A target of a three-year inter-repair cycle for refinery units.
- Production of Jet A jet fuel of international standard — new for the refinery.
- Continued output of K4 and K5 motor fuels for the domestic market.
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