Moscow Oil Refinery is unlikely to resume production this year, sources say

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Ukraine disabled both key units of the Moscow Oil Refinery. The plant stopped operating for at least several days. Ukrainian drones damaged the Euro+ oil-processing unit during an attack on the refinery in Kapotnya, Reuters sources reported. The unit includes…

The Moscow Oil Refinery is unlikely to resume production this year, Reuters sources say

According to the sources, repairs at the Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya, which was hit twice by Ukrainian drone attacks earlier in June, will take at least six months.

This refinery is the largest fuel supplier in the Moscow region. The plant suspended operations after Ukrainian drone attacks on June 16 and 18.

Gazprom Neft, which operates the plant, did not respond to a request for comment.

Ukraine has recently intensified attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and disabled many refineries in the country, leading to a fuel crisis.

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