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Second Drone Strike This Month Halts Processing at Rosneft’s Novokuybyshevsky Refinery

Analysts tie repeated refinery outages to higher crude shipments, with Russian processing expected to stay weak into 2026.

Overview

  • Reuters, citing two industry sources, reports the Samara-region plant stopped primary oil processing after an October 19 attack, marking the second shutdown in a month.
  • The refinery halted its AVT-11 unit, with capacity of about 18,900 metric tons per day, as well as the AVT-9 unit, according to the same sources.
  • Samara governor Vyacheslav Fedortishchev confirmed a UAV attack on the region without detailing damage, and Rosneft has not issued an official statement.
  • Sources indicated the plant could resume production in early November, a timeline that remains unverified.
  • Ukrainian strikes also hit energy sites in Orenburg region and a fuel depot in occupied Berdyansk, while Radio Liberty’s satellite analysis indicated damage to storage tanks near the ELOU AVT-11 area and a sulfuric acid unit at the refinery.