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Omsk Refinery
The Omsk Refinery (russian: Омский нефтеперерабатывающий завод) is an oil refinery plant in the Russian city of Omsk, one of the largest in the country. This refinery has belonged to the Russian state-owned company Gazprom since 1995 through its subsidiary Gazprom Neft. The refinery produces over 50 different types of oil products, including gasoline, jet fuel, bitumen, and natural gas. Their products generally follow European emission standards. Its aromatics complex produces a range of aromatics of high purity: benzene (99.98% purity), p-Xylene, ''p''-Xylene (99.95% purity) and o-Xylene, ''o''-Xylene (99.6% purity). History In 1949, Soviet Union, Soviet authorities approved the decision to construct a new oil refinery near the city of Omsk. This refinery first started operations on 6 September 1955, and began processing gasoline by 1959. It was subordinate to the Ministry of Oil Industry from 1951 to June 1957, then to the Omsk Sovnarkhoz's Oil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omsk
Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, and the twelfth-largest city in Russia. It is an essential transport node, serving as a train station for the Trans-Siberian Railway and as a staging post for the Irtysh River. During the Imperial era, Omsk was the seat of the Governor General of Western Siberia and, later, of the Governor General of the Steppes. For a brief period during the Russian Civil War in 1918–1920, it served as the capital of the anti-Bolshevik Russian State and held the imperial gold reserves. Omsk serves as the episcopal see of the bishop of Omsk and Tara, as well as the administrative seat of the Imam of Siberia. The mayor is Sergey Shelest. Etymology The city of Omsk is named after the Om river. This hydronym in the dialect of Bara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
