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Posted on March 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleAn explosion at Rosneft's Ryazan refinery killed one and injured three. The incident occurred during maintenance, highlighting ongoing safety issues.
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)
An explosion occurred at the Rosneft oil refinery in Ryazan, resulting in one fatality and three injuries during scheduled technical works.
The explosion was caused by equipment depressurization during technical works performed by contractor employees at the refinery.
The Ryazan refinery has been targeted multiple times by Ukrainian drones, leading to a suspension of operations in February following a drone attack.
The Ryazan refinery processes 13.1 million metric tons of oil per year, accounting for nearly 5% of Russia's total refining throughput in 2024.
The refinery produces various fuels, including 2.3 million tons of gasoline, 3.4 million tons of diesel, 4.2 million tons of fuel oil, and 1 million tons of jet fuel.
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