Overview

• The CDU-6 crude distillation unit was halted after an Oct. 4 drone strike and fire at the Kirishi refinery, according to industry sources.
• CDU-6 can process about 8 million tons per year, or roughly 160,000 barrels per day, accounting for around 40% of the site’s capacity.
• Operations are set to continue near 70% by pushing other units above their nameplate limits while repairs are carried out for about a month.
• Surgutneftegaz, which controls the refinery, is also restoring another primary unit damaged in a mid-September drone attack.
• Kirishi processed 17.5 million tons of crude in 2024, and the downtime is expected to slightly reduce gasoline and diesel production during a domestic fuel shortage.