Another major Russian oil refinery halts operations after drone attack, Reuters reports
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A series of attacks on Russian energy infrastructure is continuing. Following a drone strike, one of Rosneft's oil refineries was forced to completely halt operations, Reuters reports.
According to two industry sources, the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia's Samara region, which is part of Rosneft, suspended operations on June 10.
Earlier that morning, the governor of the Samara region reported a drone attack on the area.
Sources told Reuters that the strike damaged refinery equipment and caused fires at the facility.
Following the attack, two crude oil distillation units, CDU-4 and CDU-5, were shut down. Each unit has a processing capacity of about 10,000 metric tons of crude per day, or roughly 73,000 barrels.
The Kuibyshev refinery is part of Rosneft's Samara refining hub, which also includes the Novokuibyshevsk and Syzran refineries.
According to industry sources, the Syzran refinery has remained offline since May 21 following a drone strike. Meanwhile, the Novokuibyshevsk refinery has not returned to full operating capacity since an attack in April.
Industry data show that in 2024, the Kuibyshev refinery processed 4.7 million metric tons of crude oil, or about 94,400 barrels per day. It produced 800,000 metric tons of gasoline, 1.4 million metric tons of diesel fuel, and 1.3 million metric tons of fuel oil.
On June 8, Ukraine's Defense Forces struck three major oil infrastructure facilities in Russia.
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, significant damage was inflicted on the Grushovaya oil transshipment depot in Russia's Krasnodar region, the Krasnoarmeysk oil pumping station in the Saratov region, and the Krasny Yar production and dispatch station in the Volgograd region.
