Gazprom Neft increases gasoline production in Q1 2021

Moscow, May 27 - Neftegaz.RU. Gasoline production at Gazprom Neft’s Moscow and Omsk Refineries saw a 4.3% increase in Q1 2021 reaching 1.7 million tonnes: production of high-tech 100-octane-number G-Drive 100 fuel, in particular, increasing by 17%.

Production of much-in-demand winter diesel fuels increased by 9.1%, reaching 1.1 million tonnes.
Gazprom Neft’s refineries saw a 6.9% increase in production of commercial road and construction bitumens against Q1 2020, reaching 400,000 tonnes.

Mikhail Antonov, Head Oil & Gas Refining Directorate of Gazprom Neft, said:

• The company’s development of its refining facilities remains ongoing - we are building high-tech production complexes, and deploying cutting-edge digital planning and control systems
• Work is now in hand on future deep refining complexes at the Moscow and Omsk Refineries, which will make additional volumes of advanced fuels available to the market
• All of these solutions are making it possible for us to continue operating effectively in a highly volatile market environment, guaranteeing high-quality products for our customers

This increase in production volumes is the result of modernisation projects at the company’s refining facilities, including the launch of the Euro+ refining complex in July 2020, with refining depth (the conversion factor) at the company’s Moscow and Omsk Refineries now reaching 82.5% and 92.6%, respectively.

The company’s directly owned refineries processed a total 7.4 million tonnes of crude in this reporting period.