Russian Kuibyshev oil plant knocked offline — Reuters
Oil refining (Photo: Jakub Pabis / energiesmedia)
Kuibyshev oil refinery, owned by the Russian company Rosneft, completely halted oil processing after a drone attack damaged equipment and sparked fires, Reuters reported on June 11.
The publication's sources said the strike and subsequent fires knocked out the facility's two primary crude distillation units, CDU-4 and CDU-5. Each unit has a capacity of roughly 10,000 tons of crude oil per day, equivalent to approximately 73,000 barrels.
Rosneft has not yet provided an official comment on the situation.
Industry sources reported that in 2024, Kuibyshev refinery processed about 4.7 million tons of crude oil, or roughly 94,400 barrels per day. During that period, the plant produced around 800,000 tons of gasoline, 1.4 million tons of diesel fuel, and 1.3 million tons of fuel oil.
Kuibyshev refinery is one of the largest enterprises in the oil sector of Samara Oblast and is operated by Rosneft. The plant produces gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oils, solvents, and a total of over 30 types of petroleum products. It has an overall capacity of 7 million tons of crude oil per year.
In August 2025, it suspended operations after a Ukrainian Defense Forces UAV strike hit its AVT-4 primary oil refining unit.
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