The Omsk Oil Refinery, the largest in Russia, suspended operations after being hit by Ukrainian drones.
According to Ukrinform, Reuters reported this citing informed industry sources.
According to the sources, the AVT-10 crude distillation unit, which accounts for about 38% of the plant’s production capacity (24,580 metric tonnes per day), caught fire and was damaged as a result of the drone strikes.
The Omsk Oil Refinery suspended sales of gasoline and diesel fuel on the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange starting Tuesday, July 7.
The sources said that another primary processing unit, AVT-11, was also shut down. It provided 37% of the plant’s capacity and is capable of processing 24,000 tonnes of oil per day. Although the unit was not damaged, some network nodes important to its operation were hit. Reportedly, AVT-11, which was commissioned in 2023, may resume operations in the near future.
