Ukrainian drone attacks since late October have reduced Russia's oil refining capacity by about 30%, according to Reuters citing two oil industry sources. Nine of Russia's 35 major refineries were affected.
By Hermes Vector
Renewed Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries since late October have reduced Russia's oil refining capacity by about 30%, according to Reuters, citing two oil industry sources.
Ukrainian attacks disrupted operations and caused emergency situations at nine of Russia's 35 major refineries over the past week, sources and officials told Reuters.
The combined daily nameplate capacity of Russian refineries affected by drone attacks since late October, including three major plants in central Russia, stands at around 300,000 metric tons, or 2.2 million barrels, compared with Russia's total primary refining capacity of about 930,000 tons per day.
At the end of October, Russian refineries were processing about 700,000 tons, or 5 million barrels, of crude per day, according to the sources. Reuters' sources estimate that the actual reduction in crude processing volumes at Russian refineries could reach up to 200,000 tonnes per day.
Drones attacked Russia's second-largest oil refinery, the Kirishinefteorgsintez plant in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast, on the night of 8-9 November. The refinery is subject to international sanctions.
Rosneft, Russia's largest oil producer by output, subsequently introduced limits on fuel sales at its petrol stations across all regions of the country.
In Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Rosneft customers have a limit of 30 liters of AI-95, 50 liters of AI-92 gasoline, and 100 liters of diesel per person, and filling canisters is not allowed, Russian state-controlled media Kommersant reported.
Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. are set to meet for their final day of talks on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to try to end the war. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters there is "a lot" of work to be done after the first day of the negotiations, but that they were "very productive". The talks, which have included U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, have been ongoing this week as U.S. officials aim to secure a "final end" to Russia's war in Ukraine.
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