The largest oil refinery in Siberia has halted operations after being damaged in a drone attack, according to reports. The Omsk refinery, owned by Gazprom Neft, is Russia’s biggest producer of gasoline, and the disruption is likely to worsen fuel shortages across the country. According to sources cited by The Moscow Times, the attack damaged a vacuum distillation column responsible for approximately 38% of the plant’s production capacity. Another processing unit was also taken offline due to damaged infrastructure necessary for its operation. The refinery processed around 22 million tons of crude oil annually in 2024, producing five million tons of gasoline and eight million tons of diesel.
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