Ukraine Strikes Lukoil's Volgograd Refinery as Drone Attacks Resume
Ukraine has struck one of Russia’s biggest refineries, Lukoil’s Volgograd processing facility, the Ukrainian forces said on Friday as they resumed attacks on Russian refining capacity. The Volgograd refinery, which has the capacity to process 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude, produces gasoline
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
Ukraine has run these refinery campaigns intermittently for three years. The timing matters more than the tactic. Oil is down nearly 25% from its yearly high despite being up year-over-year — this strike reads less like strategic escalation than a reminder that the discount was never fully priced for durability.