Russia's Saratov oil refinery has stopped operations since 11 November drone strike – Reuters

The Saratov oil refinery, owned by Russian energy giant Rosneft, has stopped primary oil processing since it was attacked by Ukrainian drones on 11 November.

Source: Reuters, citing two industry sources

Details: The sources told Reuters that the refinery may remain halted until the end of the month.

Ukraine has intensified long-range drone attacks deep inside Russia in an effort to disable the oil refineries, depots and pipelines that provide Moscow with a key source of war funding.

Ukrainian forces reported on Tuesday that they had struck the Saratov oil refinery, causing explosions and large fires in the area.

The refinery was also attacked on Friday.

A large storage tank caught fire at the facility, according to the sources and a video posted on social media that purports to show the strikes on the plant.

Quote: "The sources said the crude distillation unit, CDU-6, the plant's single primary processing unit, could be damaged by the strikes. Its nameplate daily capacity stands at around 20,000 metric tons, or 147,000 barrels of oil."

Details: In 2024, the Saratov oil refinery processed 5.8 million tonnes of crude, about 2.2% of Russia's total refining volume, and produced 1.9 million tonnes of diesel, 1.2 million tonnes of petrol and 1 million tonnes of fuel oil.

Background: A drone attack also halted oil exports from Russia's Novorossiysk port on the Black Sea, which typically handles 2.2 million barrels per day, or 2% of global supply.

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