Main research objectives are:
1. State estimation and development prospects of the oil refining market in North-West Federal District (NWFD) of Russia from standpoint of investment appeal.
2. Expediency definition and possibility of investors to penetrate to the Russian oil refining market in NWFD.
The research period is 2003-2007. The general trends and development forecasts of the Russian oil refining market in NWFD are considered over near-term outlook.
Information sources:
1. Statistical data of Federal State Statistic Service, and data of Federal customs service of Russia.
2. Companies press releases, branch and expert estimations of mass-media.
3. Own informational resource and extensive enterprises database of Information Agency «CredInform – North-West ».
General conclusions:
During 2001-2007 the Russian northwest area became as the region of evolution for the Russian oil branch due to nearness to the basic users of the Russian oil in the Western Europe and to transatlantic energy carriers traffic. Also some major oil pipelines providing continuous export of petroleum products abroad pass through the region.
There are two oil refining factories in NWFD. One of them is Kirishinefteorgsintez (OOO “Kinef”) located in the Leningrad region, and also Ukhtinskiy NPZ (Komi Republic). General power of two oil refining factories is 23.4 million tons of oil per year.
Now factory capacities in Kirishi are used till 100%. Oil for processing flows through the Yaroslavl – Kirishi pipeline, and also is supplied by a railway transport. During some years oil deliveries trend remains approximately at one level – 20-22 million tons per year.
Foreign trade activity of OOO "Кinef" is characterized by export deliveries only. Moreover volumes grow from year to year. So in 2007 foreign consumers had got oil products in kind in 2 times higher than in comparison with 2006.
More than 50% of Ukhtinskiy NPZ products include black oil and diesel fuel. But there are the positive trends connected to gradual reorientation of the plant to manufacture of higher quality fuel brands.
Today available oil refining factories capacities are not enough to provide market demand in fuel and oil products. However modernization planned and carried out by factories administration will allow to increase export, and also to satisfy requirements of the growing domestic fuel market in Northwest.
The brief information on the leading companies of the oil refining market in North-West Federal District of Russia is presented in the report as well. For more information on participants of the Russian oil refining market in NWFD see created by «CredInform – North-West» Companies Directories in which companies are grouped using main code of Russian National Classifier of Economic Activities (OKVED).
More detailed information on any firm can be received on-line at Agency website where in accessible form reference company data is presented not only, but also in comparative form its financial figures, foreign economic activity data and etc.
