Rosneft Kuibyshev oil refinery halts processing after drone attack
Kyiv Post • • world
Key Points:
- Rosneft’s Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast stopped oil processing after a drone attack damaged key units and caused fires, impacting its primary crude distillation units CDU-4 and CDU-5, each with a capacity of about 73,000 barrels per day.
- The drone attack is part of intensified Ukrainian strikes targeting Russian energy infrastructure to disrupt fuel supplies and reduce revenues supporting Moscow’s war efforts.
- The Kuibyshev refinery is part of Rosneft’s Samara refining hub, which has seen multiple drone attacks; the Syzran refinery has been offline since May 21, and the Novokuibyshevsk refinery is operating at reduced capacity after previous strikes.
- In 2024, the Kuibyshev refinery processed 4.7 million tons of crude oil, producing significant quantities of gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil before the shutdown.
- Rosneft has not yet commented on the recent attack or the refinery’s operational status following the incident.