Rosneft's Syzran Refinery Offline After Drone Attack — NRG-IA

The Russian Syzran refinery, owned by Rosneft and located on the Volga River in the Samara region, has halted operations following a Ukrainian drone attack on May 21, according to Reuters, citing two industry sources. The sources indicated that the attack damaged the CDU-6 crude distillation unit, which accounts for over 70% of the refinery's capacity, and repairs could take more than a month. The refinery's nameplate capacity is 8.5 million tonnes per year, equivalent to approximately 170,000 barrels per day, according to Reuters. Rosneft did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the news agency. The attack hits the unit keeping the refinery running The critical element is not just that the refinery was hit, but the type of facility affected. CDU-6 is a primary distillation unit, meaning it is one of the core installations through which crude oil enters the refining process. If this unit is offline, the refinery does not just lose a secondary component, but a central…