Zavod Slantsy

Zavod Slantsy OAO
Company typePublic
IndustryPetrochemical
Founded1945 (1945)
Headquarters
Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast
,
Russia
ParentRosimushchestvo
Websitewww.slantsy.ru

Zavod Slantsy OAO (former names: Gazoslantsevyi zavod and Slantsepererabatyvayushiy zavod Slantsy, Russian: ОАО «Завод Сланцы») is a petrochemical company based in Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

The company was established in 1945 to supply Leningrad with oil shale gas, synthetic gas produced by oil shale pyrolysis.[1][2] In 1952, the first unit of a 75 MW oil shale-fired power plant and the first stage of the oil shale gas extraction plant was commissioned.[1] Since 1955 until 2000 the plant produced shale oil using Kiviter technology.[3] In addition, it produced other chemical products from oil shale. Oil shale was supplied by the mining company Leningradslanets.[4] In 1970, the company started petroleum coke tempering.[1]

Zavod Slantsy was reorganization from Slantsepererabatyvayushiy zavod Slantsy in 1993.[5] In 1998, the 75 MW thermal power plant was converted from oil shale to natural gas. The company continued produce shale oil until June 2003.[6] As of today, the company produces polymeric petroleum resin and distillates, petroleum coke tempering and gas condensate refining.[5]

Rosimushchestvo controls 41.75% shares (55.7% of votes) of the company while Viktor Vekselberg's Renova Group controls 40% since 2007.[5][7] Rosimushchestvo have tried several times to sell its stake. The new auction is scheduled for 7 December 2012.[2] In November 2011, Arbitration Court at Saint Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry based on the lawsuit filed by Gazprom, started a supervisory procedure on Zavod Slantsy.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "История" [History] (in Russian). Zavod Slantsy. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  2. ^ a b "Росимущество вновь выставило на торги 41,75% акций завода "Сланцы"" [Rosimushchestvo again auctioned 41.75% stake in the plant Slantsy] (in Russian). RBC. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  3. ^ Leivernen, Jussi; et al. (2007-09-16). Modelling impacts of oil-shale mining on groundwater resources in the Slantsy region, Russia (PDF). 15th Meeting of the Association of European Geological Societies. Tallinn: Institute of Geology at Tallinn University of Technology. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  4. ^ a b "Ленобласть: В отношении завода "Сланцы" введена процедура наблюдения" [Leningrad oblast: for Zavod Slantsy introduced a supervisory procedure] (in Russian). SeverInform. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  5. ^ a b c "Zavod Slantsy OAO". Financial Times. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  6. ^ Dyni, John R. (2010). "Oil Shale". In Clarke, Alan W.; Trinnaman, Judy A. (eds.). Survey of energy resources (PDF) (22 ed.). World Energy Council. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-946121-02-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  7. ^ Khrennikov, Ilya; Shiryaevskaya, Anna (2010-05-26). "Vekselberg to Revive Soviet Oil Plant as Russia Pushes Rich to Save Towns". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2012-10-30.