Astrakhan gas processing plant in russia suspends operations after drone attack - Reuters

The Astrakhan gas processing plant in the aggressor country of russia, controlled by Gazprom, suspended production on September 22 after a fire caused by a drone attack. This was reported by Reuters, citing three industry sources.

Thus, the sources said that the fire engulfed a condensate production facility with a capacity of 3 million tons per year. It produces gasoline and diesel fuel.

They said that the plant, located near the Caspian Sea, about 1,675 km from the Ukrainian border, may resume production only in a few weeks or months.

Local governor Igor Babushkin reported on the Telegram messenger that the industrial enterprise was targeted by drones. However, he did not name which enterprise was attacked at the time.

At the same time, the St. Petersburg Commodity Exchange suspended the sale of wholesale fuel lots from the Astrakhan plant on Monday, September 22.

In early February, the plant was also attacked by drones, which led to the suspension of fuel production. Industry sources reported that the damaged unit resumed operation only at the end of August.

According to industry sources, in 2024, the plant processed 1.8 million tons of stable condensate, producing 800,000 tons of gasoline, 600,000 tons of diesel fuel and 300,000 tons of fuel oil.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the Defense Forces hit two oil processing facilities in the aggressor country of russia, as well as two aircraft in temporarily occupied Crimea.