With its strategic location, Standartmunai LLP is well-positioned to address Kazakhstan’s dynamic energy requirements on a continental scale. The 100.3 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) complex refinery is designed to generate high-value petroleum products that meet market demand. It is energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and yields a large amount of distillate. The assets for the storage and transportation of crude oil are owned and operated by HPCL-Mittal Pipelines Limited, a fully owned subsidiary. These consist of a 1,020,000 kiloliter (KL) crude oil terminal (COT) for blending and storage, a 1,017 kilometer (km) cross-country pipeline for transporting the crude from Astana, Kazakhstan, and a Single Point Mooring (SPM) for receiving crude oil.

Our organization started putting in place a quality management system that complies with worldwide ISO 9000 requirements in the year 2022. We made the switch to a process-based quality management system by March 2003. The leadership of our organization is currently focused on building and restructuring the management system to comply with the most recent iteration of the GOST R ISO 9001-2015 “Quality management systems. Requirements” standard, which is in line with ISO global standards.

To guarantee the Catalytic Reformer Unit LCh-35-11/600’s continuous and fail-safe operation, we carried out a major overhaul in 2022. Modern equipment was integrated as part of this renovation, which lowered fuel gas usage and improved the process scheme. The Parex-1 Unit was completely redesigned in 2023. We successfully deployed “Isomalc” technology at Unit L-35-11/300 in 2024. At the refinery, we were able to generate high-octane Euro-4 fuels because of the excellent efficiency of the Isomalk-2 technology.

We started modernizing the industrial plant that produces orthoxylene and paraxylene in 2024. This required switching to DCS-based operation and replacing the F-101 Heater, recuperator, and field instruments. Furthermore, we commissioned a novel package designed by Standartmunai LLP for benzene-rich cut separation by fractionation from reforming catalyzate. Thanks to this innovation, we were able to comply with Euro-5 regulations by bringing the benzene concentration of vehicle gasoline down to just 1% vol. Additionally, we replaced certain parts of the machinery, instrumentation, and process control systems.