Russia's Perm refinery halts oil processing after drone attack, Reuters reports
Photo: Perm oil refinery has suspended operations (Russian media)
Perm refinery halts operations
The Perm oil refinery is Russia’s seventh-largest refinery by crude processing capacity. It is now out of operation following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources told Reuters.
The sources also said that the main CDU-4 unit, which accounts for nearly 40% of the refinery’s capacity, was shut down on August 21. It can process 14,000 metric tons of crude oil per day.
According to preliminary estimates, repairs could take one to two weeks.
Another primary crude distillation unit, CDU-5, which accounts for 34% of the refinery’s capacity, has been idle since a drone attack on July 29, the outlet reported.
The refinery also has two other crude distillation units:
- CDU-1;
- CDU-2.
Each accounts for 14% of the refinery’s capacity.
What is known about the Perm refinery
The refinery, located 1,460 km northeast of Moscow, processed about 12.6 million tons, or 252,000 barrels of oil per day, in 2024.
It produced:
- 2 million tons of gasoline;
- 5.3 million tons of diesel fuel;
- 200,000 tons of fuel oil;
- 700,000 tons of petroleum coke.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck fuel tanks at the Yeysk oil terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on August 22.
It was also reported that drones attacked Russia’s Samara region overnight on August 22, striking the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery, where a fire broke out.
In addition, drones attacked an oil refinery in Perm on August 21. A large fire broke out at the facility.
