Volgograd Refinery

The Volgograd Refinery (Лукойл-Волгограднефтепереработка) is an oil refinery plant in the Russian city of Volgograd, one of the largest in the country. This refinery has belonged to the Russian company Lukoil since 1990.

History
In February 1952, construction of a new oil refinery plant near Volgograd began, which was completed by December 1957 and began operations soon after. In the following years, the refinery significantly expanded its production capacity and range.

In 1990, the plant became a part of Lukoil.

In 2005, the production of petroleum coke through calcination began at the refinery, with production at about 100,000 tons per year.

In 2006, the refinery began to produce gasoline that fit the European emission standard of Euro-3. The refinery also began production of diesel fuel.

In June 2015, the introduction of a new refining unit allowed immediate production of LNG, which increased the refinery's processing capacity to 14.5 million tons per year.

In May 2016, the refinery began producing fuel that fulfill the Euro-5 standard.

In 2020, the refinery ranked second among 480 enterprises across much of southern Russia.

In February 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the refinery was hit by a drone from the Ukrainian military.