Орский НПЗ остановлен из-за наводнения в Оренбургской области

  • Spanish Market: Crude oil, Oil products
  • 08/04/24

Орский НПЗ (Оренбургская обл.) компании «Фортеинвест» приостановил работу с 7 апреля на неопределенный срок из-за наводнения в регионе, вызванного сильными паводками. По данным участников рынка, до остановки завод уже работал с уменьшенной загрузкой, поскольку 1 апреля начался профилактический ремонт на нескольких блоках первичной и вторичной переработки.

«Фортеинвест» принял решение временно приостановить работу Орского НПЗ во избежание экологических рисков, в целях соблюдения техники безопасности и для обеспечения безопасности труда на производстве, сообщили Argus в компании 8 апреля. Сроки возобновления деятельности НПЗ зависят от ситуации с наводнением, отметили в «Фортеинвесте».

В результате паводка на реке Урал на прошлой неделе в Орске произошел прорыв дамбы. МЧС России квалифицировало ситуацию в Оренбургской области как чрезвычайную ситуацию федерального значения.

Пик паводка в Оренбургской области ожидается 10 апреля, а для стабилизации ситуации потребуется еще как минимум десять дней, по данным администрации региона и Гидрометцентра России. По состоянию на 6 апреля местные власти эвакуировали более 4200 жителей с территорий, находящихся под угрозой наводнения, во многих районах области было нарушено энергоснабжение.

Мощность Орского НПЗ составляет около 6 млн т/год. В 2023 г. завод переработал 4,55 млн т или в среднем 380 тыс. т/месяц нефти, при этом около половины продукции, или 2,06 млн т, предприятие отгрузило на экспорт, по данным участников рынка. В структуре экспорта около 40% составляет дизельное топливо: поставки этого продукта в порт Новороссийск осуществляются с использованием трубопроводной системы «Транснефти», а отгрузки дизтоплива в страны Средней Азии – по железной дороге. Поставки на экспорт бензина, нафты, авиационного керосина, мазута и битума также осуществляются железнодорожным транспортом.

В январе-феврале переработка сырья на Орском НПЗ соответствовала среднемесячному показателю прошлого года, и в марте его загрузка, по предварительным данным, не снижалась. Но 1 апреля на заводе начался профилактический ремонт двух установок первичной переработки суммарной мощностью около 2,8 млн т/год, что составляет примерно половину его установленной мощности. Также с 1 апреля были выведены в ремонт несколько блоков вторичной переработки, в том числе установка гидрокрекинга и одна установка каталитического риформинга. По данным участников рынка, профилактический ремонт должен был завершиться 25 апреля – будет ли компания корректировать эти сроки из-за паводка, не известно.

Временная остановка Орского НПЗ не повлияла на отгрузки топлива, в резервуарном парке завода есть достаточный объем запасов произведенных ранее нефтепродуктов, сообщило 8 апреля государственное информационное агентство ТАСС со ссылкой на пресс-службу предприятия. Используемая для отгрузок продукции с завода железнодорожная станция Никель работает в штатном режиме, при этом первоочередными являются заявки на отгрузки автомобильного топлива самовывозом для обеспечения потребителей Оренбургского региона. «Ближайшие десять дней завод сможет обеспечить отгрузку дизельного топлива и бензина самовывозом для нужд региона на том же уровне, как и до чрезвычайной ситуации», — говорится в сообщении предприятия, которое приводит ТАСС.


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