Russia’s largest oil refinery loses nearly half of its capacity
Pravda Ukraine
The explosion that occurred on 26 August at the Omsk oil refinery knocked out nearly half of the plant’s capacity.
Source: Reuters
The explosion at Gazprom Neft’s Omsk refinery, Russia’s largest oil refinery, disabled the CDU-11 primary refining unit.
The CDU-11 is the most productive unit at the plant. The second unit of this type, CDU-10, had already been out of operation due to a fire in early August. Each unit has a capacity of around 8.6 million tonnes of oil per year.
The primary refining units separate oil into key fractions: petrol, kerosene, and diesel.
In 2023, the Omsk oil refinery processed 21.28 million tonnes of oil, producing 5.07 million tonnes of petrol (11.5% of Russia’s production), 8.1 million tonnes of diesel fuel (9.2%), and 1.63 million tonnes of jet fuel (15%).
Russian authorities say seven people were taken to hospital as a result of the explosion, one of whom is in a critical condition.
Background:
- In August, Russian oil refineries increased fuel oil exports to the highest level in a year.
- The Russian government is reinstating a ban on petrol exports due to a surge in wholesale prices by many percentage points since the beginning of the year and a shortage of Ai-95 (high-octane) grade petrol.
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