As part of the modernization project of Achinsk Refinery OJSC Rosneft is carrying out a unique transport operation for delivery of hydrocracking reactors to the refinery yard, the oil company said on Wednesday.
The operation may become the world record for the transport of oversized cargo at the farthest distance. A corresponding application has been filed and submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records and Guinness Book of Records of Russia.
The equipment consisting of four reactors of total weigh of over 2,500 tonnes is being transported to a distance of about 12 kilometers. From the Italian port of Mantova two reactors we carried by two barges along the Northern Sea Route to the port of Dudinka, and then down the Yenisei to a temporary berth in the village of Kubekovo. From there, the heavy-lift cargo will be delivered to Achinsk refinery by heavy trucks. The largest reactor, weighing about 1,300 tonnes, will be transported by a 36-meter transport module. The module has 24 dual axes, i.e. a total of 384 wheels and ensures maximum stability and optimum load distribution on the road.
The transportation is being carried out in conjunction with the traffic police of Krasnoyarsk region and the departments of the roads of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the “Baikal” roads. For security reasons, the cargo will be transported at night.
The route crosses 14 rivers and streams and two rail tracks.
Rosneft is implementing a program of modernization of its refining assets in order to increase the depth of processing and production, to improve environmental and industrial safety. The refinery will start production of motor fuels of Euro-5 standard.