Russian fuel production suspended at Astrakhan gas plant after drone attack

A gas processing plant belonging to Gazprom, a Russian state-run gas operator, in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast (the southern part of Russia) has halted automotive fuel production after a fire broke out on 13 May following a drone attack.

Source: Reuters, citing two industry sources

Details: According to the sources, the plant suspended operations, including its combined stable condensate processing unit with a capacity of 3 million metric tonnes per year, which produces petrol and diesel fuel at the facility.

Astrakhan Oblast Governor Igor Babushkin said on his Telegram channel on Wednesday 13 May that drone debris had caused the fire at the gas processing plant.

The sources said it could take from several weeks to several months to restore automotive fuel production.

One source said the Astrakhan plant had not been operating since September 2025 and had resumed condensate processing and fuel production only a few weeks before the latest attack in April.

The second source said the drone attack also damaged equipment used for hydrogen sulphide processing and sulphur recovery.

Background: On the night of 14-15 May, drones attacked the Ryazan Refinery, one of Russia's largest oil refineries.

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