Kremenchuk Oil Refinery
Native name
Кременчуцький нафтопереробний завод
TypeBusiness
IndustryOil Refinery
Founded1966
Headquarters
Poltava Oblast, Kremenchuk, street Svishtovska, 3
,
Ukraine
OwnerUkrtatnafta
Number of employees
more than 4,300

Kremenchuk Oil Refinery is the largest[1] enterprise for the production of petroleum products in Ukraine.[2] It is located in Kremenchuk,[3] Poltava Oblast.[2] Since 1994 it has been the main branch of PJSC Ukrtatnafta.[4]

Destruction

On April 3, 2022, Dmytro Lunin, the governor of the Kremenchuk announced that the oil refinery has been "completely destroyed" after a Russian attack.[5] In May, the Russians launched at the destroyed refinery four missiles.[6] Yuriy Vitrenko, the CEO of Naftogaz, said at a June 21 “All oil refining in Ukraine is now shut down due to massive repeated attacks" by the Russians.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Russia hits two Ukrainian oil facilities in 24 hours". aprensalatina.com. April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Russia hits key Ukrainian oil facilities in Odesa and Kremenchuk". aljazeera.com. April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Russia attacks Ukrainian oil refinery". CNN. April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Case of Tatneft against Ukraine used as instrument of hybrid war – minister of justice". interfax.com.ua. February 11, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ukraine Kremenchug refiner destroyed after attack-governor". Reuters. 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  6. ↑ desk, The Kyiv Independent news (2022-05-12). "Russian forces again attack Ukraine's biggest oil refinery in Kremenchuk". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  7. ↑ Dutczyn, Peter (2022-06-22). "Russia shelling shuts down Ukrainian oil refining - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. Retrieved 2022-07-26.


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