Russia has faced a sharp drop in gasoline production after a series of Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries. This is evidenced by data from the Russian Federal State Statistics Service.
During the week of March 18-24, gasoline production in Russia fell by 7.4% to 754,600 tons compared to the previous week.
A week earlier, Russia produced 815,300 tons of gasoline, and 838,900 tons in the week of March 4-10. Thus, in three weeks, the Russian economy lost 10% of its gasoline production.
Over the same period, diesel output fell slightly to 1.648 million tons.
Reuters reports that Russia has begun importing gasoline from Belarus amid a decline in domestic supplies. The volumes are still very small, but they are increasing.
In the first half of March, imports reached almost 3,000 tons, sources familiar with the statistics told Reuters. In February, Russia imported 590 tons, while in January there were no supplies from Belarus.
- Russia’s oil refining has fallen to a 10-month low after drone attacks, according to Bloomberg.
- The Ryazan refinery is operating at 36% of its capacity and the Nizhny Novgorod refinery at 64%, both of which were attacked by drones. Oil refineries in Syzran and Samara shut down completely.
