One of Russia's largest oil refineries halted operations after drone attack - Reuters
Kyiv • UNN
Lukoil's NORSI plant stopped fuel production due to damaged facilities and power plant. Petroleum product supplies may be halted until the end of April.
Russia's fourth-largest oil refinery, Lukoil's Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez (NORSI), suspended operations on April 5 after being hit by Ukrainian drones. This was reported by Reuters, citing its own sources, writes UNN.
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On Sunday, Russian authorities reported that the NORSI oil refinery caught fire as a result of a drone attack. Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Governor Gleb Nikitin stated that two facilities at the plant were hit during the attack, and the power plant and several buildings were also damaged.
According to the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange, Lukoil did not offer gasoline, diesel fuel, or fuel oil from the refinery, located 450 km east of Moscow, for sale.
Reuters industry sources said on Tuesday that supplies could be suspended until the end of April.
The NORSI plant, which is also Russia's second-largest gasoline producer, can process 16 million metric tons of oil per year, or about 320,000 barrels per day.