Average crude-processing volumes at Russian refineries fell to about 3.6 million barrels per day in July, the lowest level since May 2002, Bloomberg reported, citing data from analytics firm EA Analytics.
That level was roughly one-third below the normal seasonal rate. In July between 2020 and 2025, Russian refineries processed an average of about 5.3–5.6 million barrels of crude per day.
The decline came amid intensive Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and other infrastructure linked to the oil industry.
According to Bloomberg’s count, at least 30 attacks on Russian oil facilities were recorded in July. Eighteen refineries were affected during the month, along with tankers, port infrastructure and pipelines.
The facilities attacked included the Omsk refinery, located more than 2,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
Lower refining volumes allow Russia to redirect some crude oil to exports, but the ability to do so depends on the capacity of pipelines, ports and storage facilities as well as the availability of tankers.
The estimate of 3.6 million barrels per day comes from EA Analytics and was published by Bloomberg; it is not official Russian government statistics.