Drone Strike Shuts Russia's Largest Refinery as Fuel Shortages Worsen
Drone Strike Shuts Russia's Largest Refinery as Fuel Shortages Worsen Tesla crushed expectations with second-quarter… What I Cover Julianne Geiger is a veteran energy journalist and market analyst with more than a decade of experience covering the global oil and… Ukraine has landed one of its most consequential blows yet against Russia's energy sector, knocking out the country's largest oil refinery just as Moscow is scrambling to contain a widening fuel crisis.
Industry sources told Reuters that Gazprom Neft's Omsk refinery halted operations after a Ukrainian drone strike damaged key processing units at the 440,000-barrel-per-day facility.
The refinery is Russia's largest gasoline producer, making the timing particularly painful for the Kremlin.
According to the sources, the attack set fire to the CDU-10 crude distillation unit, which accounts for about 38% of the refinery's processing capacity.
A second major unit, CDU-11, was also shut down after damage to supporting infrastructure, although it could reportedly return to service sooner.
The refinery immediately stopped offering gasoline and diesel on Russia's St.
A few months ago, Moscow insisted fuel shortages were isolated incidents.
Then came export restrictions on gasoline and jet fuel.
Then President Vladimir Putin publicly admitted motorists and businesses were struggling to find fuel, convening an emergency meeting with oil executives and ordering round-the-clock government monitoring of supplies.
Now Russia's biggest refinery has gone dark.
The latest strike comes as Ukraine continues expanding its long-range drone campaign against Russia's refining network.
What began with attacks on export terminals and refineries near the front has steadily moved deeper into Russian territory.
| Product | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Crude | $102.14/bbl | +0.34% |
| WTI Crude | $96.90/bbl | +0.21% |
| EN590 Diesel | $846/MT | +0.18% |
| Jet Fuel A-1 | $1090/MT | +0.55% |
| Mazut M100 | $450/MT | -0.15% |
| Bitumen 60/70 | $470/MT | +0.08% |
| Sulphur Gran 99.5% | $470/MT | -0.44% |
| Urea 46% Gran | $650/MT | +1.12% |
| NPK 16-16-16 | $460/MT | -0.28% |
| Nat Gas TTF | $15.42/MMBtu | +0.92% |
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