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Ukraine strikes hit Gazprom refinery, worsening Russia’s fuel problems
The Salavat complex, rated at 200,000 barrels per day, suffered a fire after falling drone debris, while another Urals refinery, Orsknefteorgsintez, halted output with repairs projected to take up to six months.
Ukraine struck Russia’s Neftekhim Salavat refinery in the Urals, according to Ukraine’s General Staff, adding to a pattern of attacks that has already constrained Moscow’s fuel exports and contributed to tighter domestic supplies. The incident triggered a fire at the 200,000-barrel-per-day facility in Russia’s Bashkortostan region, about 750 miles east of Moscow, after drone debris fell in the plant’s industrial area, a regional governor said.
The regional governor, Radiy Khabirov, said he did not identify the specific damaged facility, but described the cause of the fire as falling drone debris. The strike comes as Kyiv continues to target Russian refineries and related export infrastructure nearly daily.
Another refinery in the same broader Urals area, the 120,000-bpd Orsknefteorgsintez plant in the Orenburg region, has completely halted operations following Ukrainian drone strikes, according to regional governor Yevgeny Solntsev. He added that sanctions are making replacement of damaged equipment difficult, so repairs could take as long as six months.
OilPrice said the refinery outages have already contributed to gasoline shortages and prompted Russia to restrict exports of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, with Russia also starting to import gasoline from India.
OilPrice noted that this month’s broader disruption is tied to Ukraine’s effort to squeeze Russia’s oil revenue while tightening fuel availability inside Ukraine’s borders.
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