Russia’s Tyumen oil refinery halted operations on July 25 after drone attack, sources say

Russia’s Tyumen oil refinery in western Siberia halted oil processing on July 25 following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources said on Tuesday.

Any disruption to output would further squeeze the domestic fuel market, which has seen worsening shortages since May, when Ukraine stepped up attacks on oil refineries in an attempt to undermine Russia’s war efforts.

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Local Russian authorities said on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at the refinery, more than 2,000 km (1,200 miles) from Ukraine.

The sources said that a diesel hydrotreater and a high-octane gasoline production unit caught fire following the attack. They declined to say when the refinery might get back online.

RI-Invest, which owns the refinery, did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

The refinery has a nominal capacity of around 9 million metric tons per year, or 180,000 barrels per day.

It processes roughly 6 million tons of crude annually, producing about 0.5 million tons of gasoline and 2.8 million tons of diesel, according to industry estimates.

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