Preparations for the construction of closed-type sewage treatment plants have begun at the Omsk Refinery

Omsk Oil Refinery «Gazprom Neft» implements an environmental project of federal importance.

By order of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Omsk Refinery's new environmental project was included in the federal action plan for the Year of Ecology in Russia. The project is part of the perimeter of the oil refining assets modernization program. «Gazprom Neft», One of its key priorities is to consistently reduce the burden of production on the environment.

Investment «Gazprom Neft» The project for the construction of new sewage treatment plants will amount to 17 billion rubles.

The new treatment facilities provide a multi-stage water purification system, including mechanical, physico-chemical, biological purification, as well as carbon filtration and ultraviolet disinfection. The technological solutions of the multi-stage purification system included in the project will allow for 17 to reduce the total area of the Omsk Refinery's treatment facilities by one time, while increasing the capacity of the facilities by 20%. Through the use of innovative technologies, the load on urban wastewater treatment plants will be reduced by returning up to 70% introduction of water into the technological cycle of the enterprise.

The project was developed by the Russian Design Institute «Omskneftekhimproekt». It is planned that the new treatment facilities will be put into operation in 2019 year.