Novatek has fully restored operations at Ust-Luga's condensate complex
Russian energy company Novatek has restored its gas condensate complex at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga to full capacity following repairs of equipment damaged by August drone attacks, two industry sources said on Tuesday.
Ukrainian drones caused a fire at the facility on August 24, leading to a full shutdown of operations including fuel export loadings, one of a number of disruptions to Russia's energy industry as Ukraine steps up drone attacks in the neighbors' ongoing conflict.
One of the sources said daily processing of stable gas condensate, a type of light oil, has reached around 27,000 metric tons this week, in line with the capacity of all the three fractioning units at the facility.
The condensate is being processed into light and heavy naphtha, kerosene, diesel and marine fuel.
One of the three processing units was restarted at full capacity on August 26, another was repaired in September, and the third was kept idle until this week, forcing the company to reduce naphtha exports and instead resume gas condensate shipments to international markets.
The company put the complex into operation in 2023.
In the January–September period, the complex processed 5.8 MM tons of gas condensate, according to the company.
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