oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial processes, industrial process Factory, plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refining, refined into products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, Bitumen, asphalt base, ...
in
Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale is a city in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kırıkkale Province and Kırıkkale District.Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It is owned and operated by Tüpraş, the country's only oil refiner with four refineries.
The refinery is located on the west bank of
Kızılırmak River
The Kızılırmak (, Turkish language, Turkish for "Red River"), once known as the Halys River () and Alis River, is the longest river flowing entirely within Turkey. It is a source of hydroelectric power and is not used for navigation.
Geogra ...
Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale is a city in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kırıkkale Province and Kırıkkale District.Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
, in central Turkey. The refinery is built on a land of in a property stretching over .
The refinery became operational in 1986. With its annual crude oil refining capacity of around 5 million tonnes, it is a middle-sized refinery in terms of Mediterranean standards. After its initial construction, the refinery was expanded by adding the units of
hydrocraking,
isomerization
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,
diesel fuel
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tank truck
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s. 865 people are employed in the facility. The refinery serves the regional markets of
Ankara Province
Ankara Province (, ) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Its area is 25,632 km2, and its population is 5,782,285 (2022).
History
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements ...
Mediterranean
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and eastern
Black Sea
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regions. In 2015, a total of 3.05 million tonnes diverse
petroleum product
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s, such as
liquefied petroleum gas
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(LPG), gasoline,
jet fuel
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(ATF), diesel fuel, asphalt base, were processed.
A project for increasing the capacity of the hydrocraker unit from is underway, which was launched in November 2017 and is scheduled to complete end of 2019. A new thermal power plant will be built to replace the existing inefficient power station situated close to the refinery. The new power plant will be supplied by oil from the capacity expansion of the refinery.
Climate Trace
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estimate 2023
greenhouse gas emissions
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Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale is a city in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kırıkkale Province and Kırıkkale District.1986 establishments in Turkey