The Orsk Oil Refinery Suspended Operations Following The Attacks
- 12.08.2026, 16:50
The refinery's oil processing units have been damaged.
The Russian oil refinery "Orsknefteorgsintez" suspended operations on August 11 following a fire caused by an attack by Ukrainian UAVs. This was reported by Reuters reports, citing industry sources
The sources said that the drone damaged some of the refinery’s processing units.
The Orsk refinery has a design capacity of 5.76 million metric tons of crude oil per year, or about 115,200 barrels per day.
In 2024, the facility processed 4.2 million metric tons of crude oil, producing 1.8 million metric tons of diesel fuel, 600,000 metric tons of gasoline, 500,000 metric tons of bitumen, and 200,000 metric tons of fuel oil.
As a reminder, on the morning of August 11, a fire broke out at the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia, following an attack. Local residents reported explosions.