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Posted on January 15, 2025
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A fire at Lukoil's Volgograd refinery diesel unit has been extinguished. The hydrotreating unit's repair timeline is unclear, affecting production capacity.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A diesel hydrotreating unit at a refinery of Russian oil major company Lukoil in the city of Volgograd caught fire on Wednesday morning, two oil industry sources told Reuters.
"All extinguished. Hydrotreating has been stopped. It is not yet clear how long it will take to repair it," one source said.
Another source said the fire occurred at unit 18, one of two diesel hydrotreating units at the refinery, with a daily capacity of 9,500 metric tons.
Lukoil did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Alexander Smith)
The main topic is the fire incident at Lukoil's Volgograd refinery affecting a diesel hydrotreating unit.
The fire affected unit 18, a diesel hydrotreating unit with a daily capacity of 9,500 metric tons.
Lukoil has not yet provided any comments regarding the incident.
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