Russia's Ryazan oil refinery partially halts operations after drone strike – Reuters
Photo: Refinery processing unit shut down after fire caused by drone attack (Russian media)
The Ryazan refinery shut down its primary oil distillation unit after an attack by Ukrainian drones. It is Russia's fourth-largest oil refinery, according to Reuters.
Industry sources told the agency that the CDU-4 refining unit was urgently shut down yesterday, October 23, after catching fire following the drone attack.
Its capacity is 80,000 barrels per day, which is about a quarter of the plant's total capacity.
Rosneft, the oil company that owns the refinery, did not respond to a request for comment. The agency's sources said that the refinery is still processing oil, but in smaller volumes.
One source said that some neighboring units, including a reformer, a vacuum gas oil hydrotreating unit, and a catalytic cracking unit, had also been shut down.
Last year, the Ryazan oil refinery processed 13.1 million tons of oil. It produced 2.3 million tons of gasoline, 3.4 million tons of diesel fuel, and 4.2 million tons of fuel oil.
Attacks on Ryazan refinery
On the night of Thursday, October 23, a fire broke out as a result of a drone attack on the territory of one of the enterprises. Residents reported that the fire occurred at the Ryazan refinery.
Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on the Russian oil refinery. According to its data, explosions and a large-scale fire were recorded on the territory of the enterprise.
This is not the first time the Ryazan oil refinery has been attacked by drones. The last time Ukrainian drones attacked the plant was on the night of September 5, when the plant's infrastructure was significantly damaged.
