An oil refinery in Russia’s Tyumen region has fully halted crude oil processing and petroleum product output after a July 25 drone attack damaged a diesel hydrotreating unit and a high-octane gasoline production unit, with repair timelines still unclear.
MONTREAL (Oil Monster): An oil refinery in the Tyumen region of western Siberia fully halted crude oil processing and petroleum product output following a drone attack this weekend that damaged secondary processing units, two industry sources told Reuters.
On Saturday, Tyumen region Governor Alexander Moor confirmed that a Ukrainian drone struck the Tyumen refinery, triggering a fire at the facility.
According to the sources, the July 25 drone strike set fire to a diesel hydrotreating unit with a capacity of 2.6 million metric tons per year, as well as a combined high-octane gasoline production unit.
The sources said it is difficult to estimate how long repairs will take.
RI-Invest, which owns the Tyumen refinery, did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The diesel hydrotreating unit was already undergoing repairs last month following a fire on June 6 caused by internal technical issues.
The Tyumen refinery has an overall production capacity of 9 million metric tons per year. In 2024, it processed 5.7 million metric tons of crude oil, producing 0.5 million metric tons of gasoline and 2.8 million metric tons of diesel, according to the sources.
An oil refinery in the Tyumen region of western Siberia halted all crude oil processing and petroleum product output after a drone attack damaged secondary processing units and triggered a fire.
Tyumen region Governor Alexander Moor said a Ukrainian drone struck the Tyumen refinery on July 25, igniting a fire at the facility.
The drone strike set fire to a diesel hydrotreating unit with a capacity of 2.6 million metric tons per year and a combined high-octane gasoline production unit.
Industry sources said it is difficult to estimate how long repairs will take at this stage.
The refinery has a production capacity of 9 million metric tons per year and in 2024 processed 5.7 million metric tons of crude oil, producing 0.5 million metric tons of gasoline and 2.8 million metric tons of diesel.
Courtesy: www.themoscowtimes.com
