A drone attack halted operations at Russia’s largest petrochemical complex - Reuters
Kyiv • UNN
The ZapSibNeftekhim plant in Tobolsk suspended operations due to a drone attack. The governor confirmed the fire, but the company Sibur has not commented.
The Russian petrochemical complex "ZapSibNeftekhim" in Tobolsk, located in the Tyumen region of western Siberia, halted operations after a drone attack. Reuters reports this, citing three sources, writes UNN.
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One of the agency's sources said that the facility had halted operations for an indefinite period, "while the extent of the damage and its consequences are being assessed."
The region's governor, Alexander Moor, said on Monday that a fire had broken out at an industrial facility in the Tyumen region as a result of a drone attack, but did not specify which facility was involved.
The company "Sibur" declined to comment on Reuters' request.
On August 11, no volumes of liquefied gas for shipment from the loading point in Tobolsk were offered for sale on the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX). Approximately 4,000 metric tons of technical propane-butane mixture (PBG) were regularly sold from this point per day.
According to sources, "ZapSibNeftekhim" in Tobolsk produces about 6 million tons of feedstock per year, which accounts for approximately 40% of Russia's total production of technical butane-propane mixture.