Following a drone attack, the main unit at the NORSI oil refinery in Russia was shut down
The NORSI oil refinery in Russia has partially suspended operations following an attack by Ukrainian drones. This was reported to Reuters by two industry sources familiar with the situation.
According to them, the main crude distillation unit (CDU-6) was shut down following the strike.
NORSI is Russia’s fourth-largest oil refinery by capacity and the country’s second-largest producer of petrol. The plant has a processing capacity of 16 million tonnes of crude oil per year, equivalent to approximately 320,000 barrels per day.
According to Reuters, the shutdown of the CDU-6 unit will lead to a sharp reduction in the plant’s production volumes. The unit has a capacity of 25,700 tonnes per day, or around 190,000 barrels. It accounts for 53% of the plant’s total production capacity.
Reuters notes that in recent days, almost all major oil refineries in central Russia have been forced to halt or reduce production due to drone attacks.
On 21 May, Gleb Nikitin, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, reported a fire at an industrial facility in the region.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that the strike targeted a Lukoil oil refinery near the town of Kstovo in the Nizhny Novgorod region, approximately 450 km east of Moscow.
Lukoil has not yet responded to a request from Reuters.
