MOSCOW (Reuters) – One worker was killed and three other were injured in an explosion at an oil refinery in Russia’s city of Ryazan, TASS and RIA news agencies reported.
“During scheduled technical works at the plant, performed by employees of the contractor organisation… equipment depressurisation occurred,” TASS cited the refinery’s representative.
The refinery, owned by Russian largest oil producer Rosneft, was several times targeted by Ukrainian drones. In February, it suspended operations after a drone attack.
Ryazan refinery processed 13.1 million metric tons (262,000 barrels per day), or almost 5% of Russia’s total refining throughput in 2024.
It produced 2.3 million tons of gasoline, 3.4 million tons of diesel, 4.2 million tons of fuel oil and 1 million of jet fuel, according to source-based data.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
