LUKOIL began construction of the second stage of the gas processing unit at the Stavrolen refinery in Budennovsk. GPU-2 will increase annual intake of associated petroleum gas from Northern Caspian fields to 5 billion cubic meters. After completion of the project capacity of the Refinery will grow from 350,000 tons to 420,000 tons of ethylene, from 300,000 tons to 405,000 tons of polyethylene, and from 80,000 tons to 120,000 tons of copolymer polypropylene grades per year.