Gazprom's gas processing plant in the Astrakhan region has halted production of motor fuel following a fire on May 13 caused by a UAV strike. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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According to the agency, the operation of a key gas condensate processing unit with a capacity of about 3 million tons per year, which produces gasoline and diesel fuel, was suspended.
At the same time, Reuters sources estimate the timeframe for restoring the facility's operations to be from several weeks to several months. The agency also reports that the plant had resumed fuel production shortly before the attack after a long period of downtime that had lasted since September last year.
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In 2024, the Astrakhan plant processed 1.8 million tons of stable gas condensate, producing 800,000 tons of gasoline, 600,000 tons of diesel fuel, and 300,000 tons of fuel oil.