Moscow refinery suspends oil refining after UAV attack - Reuters

Moscow refinery suspends oil refining after UAV attack - Reuters

Kyiv  •  UNN

September 3 2024, 08:00 AM • 13574 views

Gazprom Neft's Moscow refinery has suspended operations after a drone attack on September 1. The shutdown of the Euro+ unit has reduced the plant's capacity by 50%, and it is expected to resume in 5-6 days.

Gazpromneft's oil refinery in Moscow has suspended oil distillation after a drone attack on September 1, Reuters reported, citing its sources, UNN reported

Details 

According to sources, the UAV attack suspended the operation of the Euro+ combined refinery. It accounts for about 50% of the plant's total primary oil refining capacity. This is  6 million tons of oil per year. 

The refinery can resume refining oil at the Euro+ unit after repairs in five to six days.

Recall 

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that several drones attacked a Moscow oil refinery, a fire broke out  in a "separate technical room" at the plant.

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