The Ryazan oil refinery owned by Rosneft, which supplies fuel, among other areas, to the Moscow region, shut down one of its primary oil processing units after a drone attack on October 15. The cause was a fire and damage to equipment. Reuters reports this, citing industry sources, writes UNN.
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According to the agency's sources, the strike caused the AT-6 primary oil processing unit to catch fire, forcing an emergency shutdown. Inter-unit pipelines and pipe racks were also damaged.
Pavel Malkov, governor of the Ryazan region, earlier confirmed a massive drone attack and a fire at the oil refinery premises.
The refinery continues to operate other units
According to sources, three other primary oil processing units — AVT-1, AVT-3, and AVT-4 — remained operational. They may be used while the damaged equipment is being repaired.
Notably, the AT-6 unit had already been damaged in a drone attack on September 6. It also had to be shut down in an emergency at that time.
The Ryazan oil refinery has a nominal processing capacity of 17 million tonnes of oil per year. The facility can produce approximately 3.4 million tonnes of gasoline and 3.8 million tonnes of diesel fuel annually.