On October 16, drones attacked the Viktor Chernomyrdin Surgut Condensate Stabilization Plant in Russia’s Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, a facility operated by Gazprom. According to monitoring channels, a fire broke out at the plant following the strike.
The attack was reported by the Telegram channel Exilenova+.
Ruslan Kukharuk, governor of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, confirmed the attack.
“A fire broke out at an industrial facility in the Surgut district as a result of a drone attack. Emergency services are working at the scene,” he said.
The plant is located approximately 2,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, near the city of Surgut.
Background. The Viktor Chernomyrdin Surgut Condensate Stabilization Plant (Surgut ZSK) is one of Russia’s largest facilities for processing oil and gas condensate mixtures. Located near Surgut in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, it is operated by Gazprom Pererabotka, a subsidiary of the Gazprom group.
The plant has been operating since 1985. Its designed processing capacity is 12 million tonnes of feedstock per year. In 2021, the facility processed a record 10.5 million tonnes.
Surgut ZSK produces gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation kerosene, liquefied petroleum gases, stabilized gas condensate and other petrochemical products. The plant began producing aviation kerosene in 2005.
The facility receives feedstock, including through the Urengoy–Surgut condensate pipeline. Finished products are transported by rail, road, water and pipeline.
