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Ukrainian Drone Strike Halts Operations at Russia's Omsk Refinery
A Ukrainian drone attack damaged key units at Gazprom Neft's Omsk refinery, forcing a halt in operations at the 440,000-barrel-per-day facility. The plant is Russia's largest gasoline producer. Fuel shortages have spread to Central Asian countries that depend on Russian supplies.
Jul 7, 1:30 PM·1m read3 sources
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A Ukrainian drone strike damaged processing units at Gazprom Neft's Omsk refinery, halting operations at the facility, OilPrice.com reported. The plant processes 440,000 barrels per day and ranks as Russia's largest gasoline producer. The attack set fire to the CDU-10 crude distillation unit, which handles about 38 percent of the refinery's capacity.
A second unit, CDU-11, also shut down after supporting infrastructure sustained damage. The refinery immediately stopped offering gasoline and diesel on Russia's St. Petersburg exchange. Omsk sits in western Siberia, thousands of kilometers from Ukraine.
Central Asian countries that rely on Russian fuel have reported shortages and higher prices. Uzbekistan cut some flights because of jet fuel shortages. Kazakhstan has explored fuel imports from China as insurance against further disruptions.
Last week Moscow was preparing to import jet fuel from Asia.
