"Repair timings hard to estimate": one of Russia's largest oil refineries halts operations
The Kirishi Refinery (Kinef) oil refinery has halted all operations following a Ukrainian drone attack that caused a fire at the facility.
Source: Reuters, citing sources
Details: The plant is controlled by Surgutneftegas and is located in Leningrad Oblast, whose oil infrastructure has frequently been targeted by Ukrainian drones.
In 2024, the refinery processed approximately 17.5 million tonnes of oil (350,000 barrels per day), accounting for 6.6% of Russia's total oil refining output. That year, the plant produced two million tonnes of petrol, 7.1 million tonnes of diesel fuel, 6.1 million tonnes of fuel oil and 600,000 tonnes of bitumen.
Following the attack, two primary and several auxiliary processing units caught fire at the facility. Sources told the agency that the repair timeline is difficult to assess at this stage.
Background:
- On the night of 25-26 March, drones attacked Russia's Leningrad Oblast, where the Kinef oil refinery is located. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on the plant.
- On the night of 24-25 March, Russia's Leningrad Oblast also came under large-scale drone attack, which caused a fire to break out on the territory of the port of Ust-Luga.
- On 23 March, following a drone attack, Russia reported a large-scale drone strike on Leningrad Oblast, damage to a fuel tank and a fire at the port of Primorsk.
- Russia has lost over 40% of its oil export capacity as a result of these attacks, as well as the seizure of tankers and the shutdown of the Druzhba pipeline.
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