At least half of production at Russian oil refinery halted, Reuters reports
Photo: Strike on the oil refinery in Kstovo on March 12 (RosMedia)
The work of at least half of the production of the Lukoil-Nizhnyohrodnaftorgsintez (NORSI) oil refinery in the city of Kstovo was stopped due to a drone attack. The reason was the failure of the AVT-6 crude oil processing plant, according to Reuters.
As previously reported, a drone attacked NORSI, which is in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, this morning, March 12.
Anonymous Russian sources in the industry told the newspaper that as a result of the attack, the main oil processing facility AVT-6 at NORSI was damaged. According to them, this means stopping at least half of the production at the plant.
"Lukoil declined to comment," the message reads.
According to industry sources, NORSI processed about 15.8 million tons of Russian oil per year, or 5.8% of the total volume of oil processed.
Attacks on refineries in Russia
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries are becoming more and more systematic. So, recently a drone attacked one of the largest oil refineries in Yaroslavl.
RBC-Ukraine's sources also reported that the Security Service of Ukraine drones hit the oil refinery in Tuapse, causing a massive fire.
In addition, SSU drones successfully worked on the Ust-Luga Oil oil terminal. Fuel is processed there, which, in particular, is supplied to the Russian army.
