Moscow Refinery Suspends Operations After Drone Attack, - Reuters.
The Moscow oil refinery 'Gazpromneft' has suspended operations of the Euro+ combined oil processing unit following a drone attack on September 1. This was reported by Reuters, citing its own sources.
According to the publication, the refinery is owned by the Russian gas giant 'Gazprom' and was damaged in the drone attack that took place on September 1. At that Time, Ukraine also attacked Russian power plants.
As a result of the strike, the CDU-6 primary oil processing unit was damaged. It accounts for about 50% of the refinery's total capacity - 6 million tons of oil per year. The Euro+ complex also includes a reforming unit with a capacity of 1 million tons per year and a diesel fuel hydrocleaning unit with a capacity of 2 million tons per year.
According to the publication, the refinery will be able to fully resume operations in 5-6 days. In 2023, it processed 11.6 million tons of oil and produced 2.6 million tons of gasoline, 3.3 million tons of gasoil, 2.3 million tons of fuel oil, and 0.9 million tons of aviation kerosene.
Recall that a 'swarm' of drones attacked Moscow and 15 regions of the Russian Federation.
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