Russia's Ryazan oil refinery halves refining capacity after drone attacks, sources say
According to the sources, two primary oil refining units were stopped following the drone attacks - CDU-3 with a capacity of 8,600 metric tons per day, and CDU-4 with a capacity of 11,400 tons per day.
Rosneft did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
At the moment, the Ryazan refinery is operating with the primary oil refining unit CDU-6, which has capacity of 23,200 tons per day - around 48% of total capacity.
Last year, the refinery processed 13.1 million tons of crude oil, produced 2.3 million tons of motor gasoline, 3.4 million tons of diesel, 4.2 million tons of fuel oil, and 1.0 million tons of jet, according to industry sources.
Rosneft`s Novokuibyshevsk refinery was also damaged by drone attacks and has been halted since August 2.
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