Volgograd Refinery
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  Location of Volgograd Refinery .svg.png) Volgograd Refinery (European Russia) | |
| City |  Volgograd, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 48°29′21″N 44°37′38″E / 48.48917°N 44.62722°E |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Lukoil |
| Commissioned | 1957 |
| No. of employees | ~2,200 |
| Website | vnpz |
The Volgograd Refinery (Russian: Лукойл-Волгограднефтепереработка) is an oil refinery plant in the Russian city of Volgograd, one of the largest in the country.
History
In February 1952, construction of a new oil refinery plant near Volgograd began, which was completed by December 1957 and began operations soon after.[1][2] In the following years, the refinery significantly expanded its production capacity and range.[3][4]
In 2005, the production of petroleum coke through calcination began at the refinery, with production at about 100,000 tons per year.[4]
In 2006, the refinery began to produce gasoline that fit the European emission standard of Euro-3. The refinery also began production of diesel fuel.[5]
In June 2015, the introduction of a new refining unit to facilitate the production of LNG, which increased the refinery's processing capacity to 14.5 million tons per year.[6]
In May 2016, the refinery began producing fuel that fulfill the Euro-5 standard.[7]
In February 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the refinery was hit by a drone from the Ukrainian military.[8] On 31 January 2025, Ukrainian drones attacked the refinery again, causing a fire at the facility. Russian sources said the fire was quickly extinguished.[9] On 14 August 2025 the Russian defence ministry claimed to have downed 9 drones overnight in Volgograd Oblast. Volgograd's governor claimed that falling drone debris caused a fire at the Volgograd Refinery.[10][11] Extensive fire at the refinery was detected by NASA's FIRMS on 13 August 2025 21:46:00 (UTC).
References
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- ^ "ЛУКОЙЛ – ЛУКОЙЛ-Волгограднефтепереработка". Archived from the original on June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Волгоградский НПЗ, ЛУКОЙЛ-Волгограднефтепереработка, продукция, контакты". Archived from the original on April 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Волгоградский нефтеперерабатывающий завод". Energy Base.
- ^ "Основные факты 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2016.
- ^ "ЛУКОЙЛ в Волгоградской области ввел в эксплуатацию установку первичной переработки нефти (ЭЛОУ-АВТ-1)". Archived from the original on October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Экономика и бизнес – Медведев примет участие в запуске комплекса на НПЗ «Лукойла»". Tass. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016.
- ^ "Russia–Ukraine war: fire at major Russian oil refinery after drone attack – as it happened". The Guardian. February 3, 2024.
- ^ Volgograd oil refinery with 14M tons capacity damaged, RBC-Ukraine, 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Russia reports fire at Volgograd refinery after Ukrainian drone attack". Reuters. 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Drones Attacked Volgograd: Lukoil Refinery On Fire". Charter 97. 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-14.