Kinef
Russian joint stock production association operating a large oil refinery based in Kirishi, Lenin
Kinef (Russian: КИНЕФ), an abbreviation for Kirishi Petroleum Organic Synthesis (Russian: Киришинефтеоргсинтез, romanized: Kirishinefteorgsintez), also known as Kirishi Refinery, is a Russian joint stock production association operating a large oil refinery based in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast. It is a subsidiary of Surgutneftegaz. The Kirishi refinery is the only one in Northwestern Russia.
As of September 2025, it is one of Russia's top two refineries, annually refining 17.7 million metric tons of crude oil, corresponding to 6.4% of the country's total.
History
Construction of the refinery had begun in 1961 in an area devastated by World War II. The first oil products were produced in 1966. By 1972, the Kirishi refinery had been one of the five largest in the Soviet Union.
In 1980 the plant was reconstructed and started diesel hydrotreating unit with capacity of two million tonnes per year. The main fractionation tower K-5 weighing 335.2 tons, diameter of 5 m and a length of 62 m was delivered by "Spetstyazhavtotrans" from the factory "Dzerzhinskhimmash".
In 1987 Kirishineftekhimexport subdivision of Kirishinefteorgsintez was founded to conduct external economic activity of the company. In 1991 it became an independent state-owned enterprise, but continued trading for Kirishinefteorgsintez.
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