Viru Keemia Grupp

Viru Keemia Grupp
Private
Industry Oil shale industry
Power generation
Predecessor Riigi Põlevkivitööstus
AS Esimene Eesti Põlevkivitööstus
Slantsehim
RAS Kiviter
Headquarters Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Key people
 Priit Rohumaa (CEO)[1]
Website www.vkg.ee

Viru Keemia Grupp (VKG) is an Estonian holding group of oil shale industry, power generation, and public utility companies.

Operations

VKG's two main areas of operations are shale oil extraction, and electricity and heat production and distribution.

Shale oil production

The subsidiary producing shale oil is VKG Oil. The company utilizes two different processes: Kiviter and Galoter.[2][3][4][5] The company also tested but rejected the Alberta Taciuk Process.[6] In total, VKG Oil processes 2 million tons of oil shale per year, producing 250,000 tons of shale oil.

The company operates several Kiviter retorts, the largest of them having a processing capacity of 40 tonnes per hour of oil shale feedstock.[7][8] In December 2009, VKG Oil opened a new Galoter retort called Petroter.[5][9] Engineering of the retort was done by Atomenergoproject of Saint Petersburg; engineering of the condensation and distillation plant was done by Rintekno of Finland.[10] The plant has a processing capacity of 1.1 million tonnes of oil shale per year and it produces 100,000 tonnes of shale oil, 30 million cubic metres (1.1×109 cu ft) of oil shale gas, and 150 GWh of steam per year.[5] The company started construction of the second Petroter plant in 2012 and plans to build also the third plant.[11][12]

In 2008, the company received a permit for developing the Boltysh oil shale deposit in Ukraine.[13]

Power generation and distribution

VKG's subsidiary VKG Energia, a power and heat generation company, was established in 2004 after VKG bought the Kohtla-Järve Power Plant and the Kohtla-Järve heat distribution system from Kohtla-Järve Soojus.[14] In 2005, it bought another power plant in Kohtla-Järve from Fortum Termest.[15] In 2006, VKG bought a 40,8% stake in Kohtla-Järve Soojus, an operator of the Ahtme Power Plant, and in 2010 it took a full control of the company, now VKG Soojus.[16][17] All generations capacities were transferred to VKG Energia while VKG Soojus is responsible for heat distribution.[17][18] All generations capacities were transferred to VKG Energia while VKG Soojus is responsible for heat distribution.[17] VKG Energia has installed electrical capacity of 80 MW and heat capacity of 700 MW.[19]

In July 2006, VKG acquired Narva Elektrivõrk, the second largest power distribution company in Estonia,[20] and renamed it VKG Elektrivõrgud.[21][22][23]

Other activities

In April 2011, VKG acquired assets of a bankrupt company Silbet Plokk that manufactured cinder blocks for construction from oil shale burning residue.[1][24][25] The company was renamed VKG Plokk.[25]

Subsidiaries

Main subsidiaries of VKG are:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hõbemägi, Toomas (2011-04-12). "Viru Keemia Group buys bankrupt maker of cinder blocks". BNN. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  2. ↑ Siirde, A.; Roos, I.; Martins, A. (2011). "Estimation of emission factors for the Estonian shale oil industry" (PDF). Oil Shale. A Scientific-Technical Journal (Estonian Academy Publishers) 28 (1S): 127–139. doi:10.3176/oil.2011.1S.05. ISSN 0208-189X. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  3. ↑ Jaber, Jamel O.; Sladek, Thomas A.; Mernitz, Scott; Tarawneh, T. M. (2008). "Future Policies and Strategies for Oil Shale Development in Jordan" (PDF). Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 2 (1): 31–44. ISSN 1995-6665. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  4. ↑ "Strategic significance of America’s oil shale resource. Volume II: Oil shale resources, technology and economics" (PDF). Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Petroleum Reserves; Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; United States Department of Energy. 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Aleksandrov, Julia; Purga, Jaanus (2010). "Viru Keemia Grupp opened a new oil shale processing plant in Estonia" (PDF). Oil Shale. A Scientific-Technical Journal (Estonian Academy Publishers) 27 (1): 84–85. ISSN 0208-189X. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  6. ↑ "Estonian oilshale group tests new technology in Canada". BNN. 2002-09-09. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  7. ↑ Koel, Mihkel (1999). "Estonian oil shale". Oil Shale. A Scientific-Technical Journal (Estonian Academy Publishers) (Extra). ISSN 0208-189X. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  8. ↑ "An Assessment of Oil Shale Technologies" (PDF). June 1980. NTIS order #PB80-210115. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  9. ↑ Hõbemägi, Toomas (2009-12-22). "VKG opens Estonia's most modern oil refinery". BNN. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  10. ↑ "New shale oil line for VKG Oil AS" (PDF). Rintekno Newsletter (Rintekno Oy) 20. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  11. ↑ Roman, Steve (2011-03-08). "VKG Preparing to Build Second Shale Oil Plant". ERR. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  12. ↑ "VKG Takes Fresh Loan, Plans New Oil Shale Plant". ERR. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  13. ↑ "Viru Keemia Grupp starts analysing Ukrainian oil shale". BNN. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  14. ↑ Gamzejev, Erik (2004-06-01). "Järve linnaosa kütjaks võib saada Viru Keemia Grupp" [Viru Keemia Grupp may become a heat supplier of the Järve district]. Põhjarannik (in Estonian). Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  15. ↑ "Viru Keemia Grupp ostis Fortumilt soojuselektrijaama" [Viru Keemia Grupp acquired a thermal power plant from Fortum]. Äripäev (in Estonian). 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  16. ↑ Jaagant, Urmas (2010-10-20). "Viru Keemia Grupp soovib osta osalust Kohtla-Järve Soojuses" [Viru Keemia Grupp wants buy a stake in Kohtla-Järve Soojus]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Tooman, Artur (2011-06-21). "Kohtla-Järve Soojus переименовали" [Kohtla-Järve Soojus was renamed]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Russian). Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  18. ↑ Räim, Veiko (2010-12-22). "Eesti Energia to sell 59.2% of Kohtla-Järve Soojus" (Press release). Eesti Energia. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  19. ↑ "VKG Energia OÜ". Viru Keemia Grupp. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  20. ↑ "Estonian Electricity and Gas Market Report" (PDF). Tallinn: Energy Market Inspectorate. 2007. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  21. ↑ Reinap, Aivar (2006-07-01). "Viru Keemia Grupp ostis Narva Elektrivõrgud" [Viru Keemia Grupp bought Narva Elektrivõrgud]. Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  22. ↑ Kuimet, Peeter (2006-07-14). "VKG ja Narva Elektrivõrgu koondumisele anti roheline tuli" [Green light for the concentration of VKG and Narva Elektrivõrgud]. Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  23. ↑ "VKG ostis kaks Narva elektrifirmat" [VKG bought two electric companies in Narva]. Äripäev (in Estonian). 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  24. ↑ Roman, Steve (2011-04-12). "VKG Acquires Cinder Block Production Facility". ERR. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Teesalu, Ingrid (2011-10-17). "Factory in Ahtme Revives Production of Cinder Blocks". ERR. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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