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Russia’s Rosneft diverts oil to Tuapse refinery from drone-hit Novorossiysk port

A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a large fire at the Sheskharis oil terminal in the Novorossiysk port last week, damaging two of its main berths and forcing oil exports from the port to halt.

Saudi Arabia restores full capacity on East-West oil pipeline to 7 MMbpd after attacks

Saudi said on Thursday the attacks had cut its oil production capacity by around 600,000 bpd and throughput on its East-West Pipeline by about 700,000 bpd.

TotalEnergies says SATORP refinery in Saudi Arabia damaged after incidents

Saudi Arabia's oil production capacity has been reduced by around 600,000 bpd following attacks on energy facilities.

One of the largest heat pumps in the world has reached BASF's Ludwigshafen site

Iranian Oil Refining Co. confirms attack on Lavan refinery

The company said the facility was hit at around 10 a.m. (0630 GMT), adding that safety and firefighting teams were working to contain the blaze and secure the site.

Ukrainian drone attack shuts crucial unit at Russia's Novo-Ufimsk oil refinery

The CDU-5 distillation unit, which the sources say caught fire, accounts for around 28% of the Novo-Ufimsk refinery's total capacity.

Fire at Russian petrochemicals plant kills at least three

Russia's vast Kirishi oil refinery halts operations after drone attacks

The stoppage is set to exacerbate Russia's oil supply challenges as around 40% of its crude oil exporting capacity has already been shut as a result of drone attacks, seizures of tankers and the Druzhba pipeline closure on the territory of Ukraine.

Valero prepares restart of Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.) oil refinery after blast

No injuries were reported from the blast, triggered after process fluid was released on unit 243.

Valero shuts Texas refinery after explosion