Kuibyshev Refinery

The Kuibyshev refinery located in the Samara region of Russia is part of the Samara group of refineries acquired by Rosneft in May 2007.The construction of the refinery began in 1943, and the first crude was processed there two years later. Since its establishment, Kuibyshev Refinery has undergone several expansions and upgrades. Thus, in 1970, the refinery began production of high-octane gasoline intended for passenger cars manufactured by Volga Motor Works. In the framework of a large-scale modernization program carried out in 1997, the plant commissioned a new primary distillation unit, fully shifted to production of unleaded gasoline, and substantially increased the share of high-octane gasoline in its total output.