A fireplace broke out at Rosneft PJSC’s Ufa refinery within the Russian republic of Bashkortostan early Monday.
The blaze resulted from “technological processes” and was extinguished round 9:40 a.m. native time, a regional unit of the Emergencies Ministry mentioned on Telegram, offering no additional particulars. Native media earlier reported that close by residents had heard “typical drone noises” earlier than the hearth occurred.
The incident hasn’t affected key refinery operations, Interfax reported, citing Rosneft’s Bashneft division, which runs the ability. The 150,000-barrel-a-day plant produces gasoline primarily for home consumption and diesel for native and export markets.
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Ukraine has stepped up assaults on Russian vitality infrastructure in current weeks, concentrating on not simply refineries but in addition pipelines. Kyiv is searching for to make life troublesome for Russia’s oil and fuel business — a serious income for Moscow — and to curtail gas provides to its navy forces occupying Ukraine.
This 12 months, drones have twice attacked the Russkaya compressor station, the entry level for the TurkStream fuel pipeline, in accordance with Russia’s Protection Ministry. The newest assault occurred Feb. 28, it mentioned, including that the hyperlink continued working. TurkStream is presently the one pipeline sending Russian fuel to Europe.
Moscow’s forces have additionally been persevering with strikes on Ukraine’s vitality infrastructure, together with its energy grid, even because the Kremlin engages in talks with the US on a potential path to ending the battle.
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