Motorists queue for fuel in Omsk after Ukrainian drones hit Russia's biggest refinery
The shutdown of the Omsk oil refinery, which processes 440,000 barrels a day, is worsening fuel shortages across Russia and Central Asia.
- On Monday, July 6, a Ukrainian drone strike hit the Omsk oil refinery, Russia's largest, forcing the facility to cease operations. This attack in Siberia represents one of Ukraine's longest-range operations since the conflict began in 2022.
- Fire damaged the CDU-10 unit, responsible for approximately 38 percent of production, while external network damage forced CDU-11 offline, which handles 37 percent of plant capacity. The simultaneous loss of these primary units explains the total operational halt.
- President Vladimir Putin's representative in Siberia, Anatoly Seryshev, confirmed on Tuesday that damage assessment and restoration work had begun. Gazprom Neft halted gasoline and diesel sales on the Saint Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange as of Tuesday.
- Uzbekistan cancelled commercial flights due to jet fuel shortages, while Kazakhstan is exploring importing fuel from China as Topline, an Omsk petrol station chain with 53 locations, stopped sales to private customers. Regional neighbors face immediate energy instability.
- Two mothballed units, CDU-7 and CDU-8, each with a production capacity of 10,000 tons, could theoretically be restarted to restore partial capacity. The facility's operational future remains uncertain pending the outcome of damage assessments.
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