The Orenburg gas processing plant, owned by the Russian “Gazprom” and the largest facility of its kind in the world, was forced to suspend raw material intake following an attack by Ukrainian drones. As a result, production at the Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field in Kazakhstan has significantly decreased – the extraction level has dropped by 25–30%.
This is reported by Business • Media
Issues at the Gas Giant
After the drone attack, the Orenburg gas processing plant temporarily halted the intake of gas raw materials from Karachaganak. Although the facility plans to partially resume gas intake, the timeline for returning to full operations remains unknown. This has already led to a noticeable reduction in production at the Kazakh field, highlighting the significance of the Orenburg gas processing plant in the region’s hydrocarbon processing system.
Shutdown of Another Major Oil Refinery by Rosneft
In addition, following the second drone attack in October, the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery, owned by Rosneft, suspended primary oil processing. The plant was forced to shut down the crude oil distillation unit AVT-11, designed to process 18,999 tons, or about 138,540 barrels per day. Another unit – AVT-9 – was already non-operational at the time of the attack on October 19.
The Orenburg gas processing plant (GPP) of Russian “Gazprom,” the largest facility of its kind in the world, suspended the intake of raw materials from the Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field in Kazakhstan after the attack by Ukrainian drones. This has necessitated a reduction in production by 25-30%.
It is worth noting that this is not the first shutdown of primary oil processing at this facility due to drone attacks. Production at the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery is expected to be restored only at the beginning of November. The total capacity of the plant reaches 8.3 million tons of oil per year, which is approximately 160,000 barrels per day.