Russia’s offline primary oil refining capacity is set to jump 34% in September from August, according to Reuters calculations based on data from industry sources, due to technical outages, Ukrainian drone attacks, and seasonal maintenance.

Offline capacity is seen at 3.87 million metric tons this month, or 14.5% of Russia’s total oil refining capabilities. That is up from 2.95 million tons in August.

In the latest attack on Russian energy facilities, a Ukrainian drone earlier this month hit a Moscow oil refinery controlled by Gazprom Neft SIBN.MM.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure had minimal impact thanks to the work of air defence units and other defensive measures.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Mark Potter)