As a result of the drone attack, the oil terminal in Ust-Luga, Leningrad region of the Russian Federation, stopped its work.
Russian energy company Novatek, is likely to resume basic operations at its Ust-Luga processing complex and Baltic Sea terminal for several weeks after the drone attack. Reuters wrote this on Monday, January 22.
company Novatek On January 21, it suspended some operations at the large Baltic Sea fuel loading terminal and technological processes at the complex due to a fire. SBU drones worked on the target. According to Russian media, two reservoirs and a pumping station were damaged due to the incident.
“We believe the plant is likely to return to significant capacity within weeks or, in the worst case, months,” said analysts at Moscow brokerage BKS.
The Ust-Luga complex receives gas condensate, a form of light crude oil, to process about 7 million tons per year from the Purovsky plant in western Siberia to further produce petroleum products such as crude oil, jet fuel and diesel.
According to experts, today Novatek will be forced to export more gas condensate instead of high-margin fuel through other terminals. A quarter of the company’s revenue could be affected by the incident.
We remind you that on the night of January 21, Ukrainian attack drones carried out a series of successful attacks on Russian territory. The SBU conducted a special operation at night at the marine terminal in the Russian Ust-Luga, Leningrad region, where fuel supplied to Russian troops is processed.
After the Ust-Luga attack, Russia was forced to move air defense systems from the front.
Source: korrespondent
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