One of Russia’s largest oil refineries has halted operations following an attack by Ukrainian drones
22 May 09:43
The Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez (NORSI) oil refinery, one of Russia’s top five largest refineries, located in Kstovo in the Nizhny Novgorod region, has shut down more than half of its operations following an attack by Ukrainian UAVs on the night of May 20, Reuters reported, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
Lukoil did not comment on the report.
According to the agency, as a result of the drone strikes on the refinery, the AVT-6 primary processing unit—which accounts for 53 percent of the plant’s capacity, or 25,700 tons per day—was shut down. NORSI—the fourth-largest refinery and second-largest gasoline producer in Russia—was capable of processing 16 million tons of crude oil per year, or about 320,000 barrels per day, prior to the attack.
Ukrainian Armed Forces drones struck the city of Kstovo on the night of May 19. Media outlets and OSINT sources reported a fire at the local refinery, though local authorities did not confirm this. Nizhegorodnafteorgsintez has suspended operations for the second time in two months—on the night of April 5, the facility also sustained damage from UAV strikes.
Reuters: All major oil refineries in central Russia have sustained damage
As reported by Reuters on May 20, according to official data and sources, virtually all major oil refineries in central Russia were forced to suspend or reduce fuel production following Ukrainian drone attacks in recent weeks.
The combined capacity of the refineries that have fully or partially suspended operations exceeds 83 million tons per year, or about 238,000 tons per day. According to the agency’s anonymous sources, this accounts for about a quarter of Russia’s total refining capacity—more than 30% of gasoline and about 25% of diesel fuel. Russia’s Ministry of Energy did not respond to the agency’s request for comment.
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