57.9196°N · 56.1422°E
Permnefteorgsintez (Lukoil), Perm Krai, ~13 Mt/yr.
A drone strike caused a fire and damaged pipelines, storage tanks and processing units. The refinery completely halted operations.
The Perm refinery was struck again. Explosions and smoke were reported in the area of the facility. No reliable information is currently available on specific damaged units or additional processing capacity losses.
A fire broke out and processing units were damaged following the strike. The CDU-4 primary crude distillation unit was shut down, after which the refinery fully ceased operations.
A fire broke out following the strike and the CDU-5 primary crude distillation unit, accounting for about 34% of design capacity, was shut down. Refining could continue at roughly 75% of nominal capacity.
Refinery fully halted after primary distillation unit destroyed.
AVT-4 primary refining unit struck, vacuum and atmospheric columns on fire.
Full refinery shutdown after strike
According to two industry sources cited by Reuters, the refinery completely halted operations after the strike. The fire damaged pipelines, storage tanks and processing units.
Full refinery shutdown after CDU-4 damage
According to two industry sources cited by Reuters, the August 21 strike shut the CDU-4 unit, which accounts for about 40% of refinery capacity. CDU-5, representing another roughly 34%, had already been offline since the July 29 strike. The refinery consequently halted operations completely; preliminary repairs to CDU-4 were estimated at one to two weeks.
