Russia's economy is supposed to be collapsing because of gasoline shortages. Some even claim this was due to the Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries. There is just one problem with that theory. Russia was already experiencing gasoline shortages before the strikes started. And this news below implies a much bigger factor - the lack of imported catalysts to refine fuel which used to be imported from the West. While Russia had already established its own catalyst production, which caught Western analysts by surprise since they were thinking the catalyst sales ban would stop Russian fuel production altogether, Russia now seems to be improving the catalysts they make to be more productive.
The Company's specialists have developed a new generation of catalysts for hydrotreating gasoline fractions. The first batch of catalysts was developed at the RN-Kat enterprise and supplied to the Bashneft-UNPZ oil refinery (Bashneft enterprises, part of Rosneft).
Compared to the previous generation, the operating time of the new catalyst increased by 1.5 times. Thanks to the introduction of this innovation, the operating costs of the Bashneft refinery will be reduced by 18%.
The development was tested at the Rosneft Scientific Institute in Novokuybyshevsk and showed high activity in removing sulfur and nitrogen compounds.
Rosneft's innovative development program is aimed at replacing imported technologies in the production of high-quality petroleum products. One of the main objectives of the program is the transition of the Company’s oil refineries to the use of highly efficient catalysts of its own production, which avoids the risks of dependence on supplies of foreign products.
The production of a new generation of catalysts for the hydrotreating of gasoline fractions confirms the high potential for import independence of the Rosneft oil refining cluster.
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LLC "RN-Kat" is a catalyst production plant in the city of Sterlitamak. RN-Kat not only meets the needs of Rosneft enterprises for catalysts for hydrotreating and hydrocracking processes, but also supplies them to the market. The plant's products replace imported analogues, which increases the technological stability, independence and economic efficiency of the Russian oil refining industry as a whole.
For several years, Rosneft has been gradually replacing imported catalysts with catalysts of its own production at gasoline reforming plants. Reforming catalysts are successfully used by various Russian oil companies. The share of gasoline reforming catalysts produced in Angarsk used in Rosneft refineries exceeds 70%, and in Russian refineries it is about 30%.
Rosneft began supplying new generation catalysts
16 July 2024
The Company's specialists have developed a new generation of catalysts for hydrotreating gasoline fractions. The first batch of catalysts was developed at the RN-Kat enterprise and supplied to the Bashneft-UNPZ oil refinery (Bashneft enterprises, part of Rosneft).
Compared to the previous generation, the operating time of the new catalyst increased by 1.5 times. Thanks to the introduction of this innovation, the operating costs of the Bashneft refinery will be reduced by 18%.
The development was tested at the Rosneft Scientific Institute in Novokuybyshevsk and showed high activity in removing sulfur and nitrogen compounds.
Rosneft's innovative development program is aimed at replacing imported technologies in the production of high-quality petroleum products. One of the main objectives of the program is the transition of the Company’s oil refineries to the use of highly efficient catalysts of its own production, which avoids the risks of dependence on supplies of foreign products.
The production of a new generation of catalysts for the hydrotreating of gasoline fractions confirms the high potential for import independence of the Rosneft oil refining cluster.
Reference:
LLC "RN-Kat" is a catalyst production plant in the city of Sterlitamak. RN-Kat not only meets the needs of Rosneft enterprises for catalysts for hydrotreating and hydrocracking processes, but also supplies them to the market. The plant's products replace imported analogues, which increases the technological stability, independence and economic efficiency of the Russian oil refining industry as a whole.
For several years, Rosneft has been gradually replacing imported catalysts with catalysts of its own production at gasoline reforming plants. Reforming catalysts are successfully used by various Russian oil companies. The share of gasoline reforming catalysts produced in Angarsk used in Rosneft refineries exceeds 70%, and in Russian refineries it is about 30%.
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