Tuapse Refinery

The Tuapse Refinery (Russian: Туапсинский нефтеперерабатывающий завод) is an oil refinery in the Russian city of Tuapse. It has belonged to the Russian state-owned company Rosneft^[1] since 1992.

Tuapse Refinery

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City	Tuapse, Russia
Coordinates	44°06′15″N 39°05′55″E
Refinery details
Operator	Rosneft
Commissioned	1958[clarification needed]
No. of employees	~2,400
Website	nnos.lukoil.ru

History

In 1929, construction of the refinery finished and it began operation. Much of the oil originated in Soviet Chechnya at the time.^{[citation needed]}

In 1992, Russian president Boris Yeltsin decreed that the refinery would belong to the state-owned Rosneft.^{[citation needed]}

In October 2013, a new unit at the refinery began service to expand the production capacity.^[2] In 2014, six new hydrocracking units were introduced, and the products would fulfill European emission standards.^[3] A similar unit was introduced in February 2015, which produces diesel fuel based on European standards.^[4]

The Tuapse Refinery fire was detected by NASA's FIRMS on March 14, 2025 at 00:37 (UTC)

During the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Ukrainian military conducted numerous attacks on Russian targets, especially oil refineries. The Tuapse refinery was struck on January 25, 2024,^[5] and again on May 17.^[6] The refinery had to cease operations after the January 2024 attack.^[1] On March 14, 2025 the refinery was again struck by Ukrainian drones, causing a reportedly 1,000 square meter fire^[7] detected by NASA's FIRMS.