One of the final stages involved the installation of the highest section of the catalytic reformer, allowing the production of high-performance Euro-5 gasoline — a key project in the second stage of modernising the Moscow Refinery, under implementation by Gazprom Neft since 2011. Commissioning of the complex will allow the decommissioning of five outdated facilities. Construction is expected to be completed in 2018.
The installed construction, now the highest point of the Moscow Refinery’s Euro+ facility, is made up of five high-tensile steel modules. The total weight of the assembled unit is 91 tonnes, with a height of 87 metres. Lifting, installation and erection operations took a total 14 hours, with lifting handled by cranes with a loading capacity of 750 and 350 tonnes each. More than 20 high-construction specialists were involved in installing this segment.
Thirty seven thousand cubic metres of reinforced concrete and 23,000 tonnes of metal structures have been installed at the future Euro+ complex to date, 7,600 tonnes of process piping laid, and 559 pieces of equipment foundation-mounted. The installation of components for distribution substations is being completed, including the laying of 582 kilometres of power-supply cables and 380 kilometres of instrumentation and equipment cabling. Testing of electrical equipment has begun prior to connecting the Euro+ facility to the electricity network.