Recent Ukrainian attacks have reduced Russia's oil processing capacity by 30%, sources say
USO•Ukrainian drone attacks since late October have reduced Russia's oil refining capacity by about 30%, two industry sources said. The sources estimate crude processing has fallen by up to 200,000 metric tons per day.
1. Refinery capacity disrupted
Attacks disrupted operations and caused emergency situations at nine of Russia's 35 major refineries over the past week, according to industry sources and officials. The affected plants have combined daily nameplate capacity of about 300,000 metric tons, or 2.2 million barrels, compared with total Russian primary refining capacity of about 930,000 tons per day.
2. Processing and latest strike
Russian refineries were processing about 700,000 tons, or 5 million barrels, of crude per day at the end of October, the sources said. They estimate actual processing has fallen by up to 200,000 tons daily; affected sites include refineries in Ryazan, Yaroslavl and the Volga region.
3. Kirishi refinery hit
A Ukrainian drone struck the Kirishi refinery, Russia's second-largest, on Monday, setting it on fire, the Leningrad region governor said. The governor said one woman was killed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was continuing attacks on Russian oil-sector targets in response to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
