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Kirishi Refinery

Leningrad OblastSurgutneftegazRefinery

59.4528°N · 32.0250°E

Strikes
6
Total severity
22pts
Capacity
20.1Mt/yr

About

Kirishi Refinery (KINEF, Surgutneftegas), Leningrad Oblast — Russia 2nd-largest at ~20.1 Mt/yr (6.6% of national output). Main fuel supplier for St. Petersburg and northwest Russia; key Baltic exporter. Operates 4 crude distillation units (CDU/ELOU-AVT), vacuum distillation, hydrocracking, and catalytic cracking.

Strike history

6
  1. ConfirmedSev. 5/5

    Three of four CDU units damaged, full halt since May 5.

    −100% capacity90d downtime
  2. ConfirmedSev. 4/5

    20+ drones, CDU ELOU-AVT-2 and AVT-6 hit, refinery fully halted.

    −80% capacity21d downtime
  3. ConfirmedSev. 3/5

    Ukrainian drones struck Kirishi refinery (KINEF) in the early hours, hitting the LAB-LABS unit and ELOU-AVT-6 crude distillation unit. Four explosions reported. Fires visible on the horizon. NASA FIRMS confirmed thermal anomalies concentrated at the ELOU-AVT-6 unit. At least the fourth attack on this facility in 2025.

    −30% capacity14d downtime
  4. ConfirmedSev. 3/5

    Fire in distillation unit, brief output reduction.

    12d downtime
  5. ConfirmedSev. 4/5

    Fire in atmospheric distillation section, partial output reduction.

    −30% capacity18d downtime
  6. ConfirmedSev. 3/5

    Fire at fuel processing units, output partially curtailed.

    −15% capacity7d downtime

Status updates

  1. Status change-100%

    Full shutdown after drone strike

    Ukrainian drones damaged 3 of 4 crude distillation units. Kirishi refinery (20-21 Mt/yr, Russia 2nd largest) completely halted all operations. Estimated repair time: several months.

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