The Ryazan Oil Refinery, which supplies Moscow with gasoline, has once again halted operations following a drone attack — Reuters
Rosneft’s Ryazan oil refinery, which supplies fuel to the Moscow region and elsewhere, halted oil processing on September 6 following a drone attack. Two industry sources told Reuters about this.
Both primary refining units at the plant, which were operational at the time of the attack, were damaged. These are the AT-6 unit, which accounts for about 48% of the plant’s capacity, and the AVT-4 unit, which accounts for about 23%.
Another unit—AVT-3, which accounts for about 18% of the refinery’s capacity—has not yet resumed operations following a previous drone attack in May.
The Ryazan Oil Refinery is Rosneft’s largest oil refining facility and ranks among the top three in Russia. Each year, the refinery produces over 2 million metric tons of gasoline and more than 3 million metric tons of diesel fuel.
This is the third time the facility has been shut down due to drone attacks since late spring. Following the strike on May 15, the plant remained idle until mid-July. On July 29, the refinery was attacked again, after which operations were suspended for at least two weeks.
According to Reuters sources, repairs to the damaged equipment could take several more weeks this time.
Source: Reuters
The day before, the Russian oil refinery “Kirishinefteorgsintez” in the Leningrad region completely halted oil refining operations following a drone attack on August 30. According to Reuters, two primary refining units at the plant were damaged, while two others were not in operation at the time of the strike.
Russia has reportedly restored 90% of its oil refining capacity damaged by Ukrainian attacks. According to Vladimir Putin, about 10% of Russian refinery capacity remains damaged at this time.
