RIA Novosti reported quoting Uzneftprodukt (Uzbek Oil Product) that the capacity of the facility is 5,000 tonnes of oil-slime a year.

The project will allow to cut content of oil products in waste water to 20 milligrams a liter, while air waste – 25 milligrams a liter, and produce additional product - retained oil.

Russian Scientific-research and project institute “Neft” developed the preliminary feasibility study. The enterprise financed the project with cost of US$10 million.

Ferghana Refinery was commissioned in 1959 and currently it produces about 60 types of oil products. The designed processing capacity of the plant is about 5.5 million tonnes of oil a year. The plant is planning to modernize treating facilities. The project cost is US$14.4 million.

Total capacity of three refineries of Uzbekistan – Bukhara Refinery, Ferghana Refinery and Altyarik Refinery – makes up 11.12 million tonnes.