Russia's KINEF refinery halts operations after drone attacks
NPU in Kirishi stopped oil processing after drone attack — Reuters.
Consensus
- The KINEF oil refinery in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast, stopped oil processing after drone attacks on August 30.
- Two primary oil refining units were damaged in the attack.
- The refinery is owned by Surgutneftegaz and is one of Russia's largest oil refineries.
- The refinery has previously stopped operations due to drone attacks in March and May of the same year.
- Approximately 10% of Russia's oil refining enterprises are currently undergoing repairs.
Points of divergence
- The damage affected two primary oil processing units that provide about 48% of the plant's working capacity. — tg_theinsider
- The damaged units were AVT-6 and AT-1, and two other units (AT-6 and AVT-2) were not in operation at the time of the attack. — tg_bbcrussian
- Vice Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated that domestic protection solutions for oil refineries are not worse than those used in the UAE, and may even be better. — tg_theinsider
- Governor Alexander Dronchenko reported a fire in the industrial zone of Kirishi due to the drone attack, and later confirmed that the fire in the Ust-Luga port caused by the attack had been extinguished. — tg_bbcrussian
Coverage (2 sources)
- One of Russia's largest oil refineries — KINEF in the Leningrad region — suspended operations after drone strikes. Under repair... — The Insider
- NPU in Kirishi stopped oil processing after drone attack — Reuters — BBC News Русская служба
Key entities
- NPZ
- Kirishi
- Leningrad Oblast
- Reuters
- Kinef
- Kirishinefteorgsintez
- Surgutneftegas
- Alexandr Drozdenco
- Enterprise
- Reuters NPK