RUSSIA, TUMEN OBLAST, Aug. 12 — The ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical complex in Tobolsk, Tumen oblast, in western Siberia, stopped working after a Ukrainian drone attack on Aug. 10, Reuters reported, citing industry sources.

ZapSibNeftekhim is Russia’s largest petrochemical complex, located in Tobolsk city, more than 2,200 kilometers (~1,370 miles) from the border with Ukraine. The plant belongs to the oil, gas, and chemical company Sibur.

One Reuters’ source said that the plant had shut down “while the ​extent of the damage and its consequences ⁠are being assessed.”

Sibur declined to comment on any details in response to a Reuters request.

On Aug. 11, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Tobolsk  wasn’t offered on St. Petersburg’s mercantile exchange (SPIMEX). Earlier this year, about 4,000 metric tons per day of technical ​propane-butane mix ​from the ⁠Tobolsk point were regularly sold there.

According to Reuters, Zapsibneftekhim produces around 6 ​million metric tons of LPG annually, ​accounting ⁠for roughly 40% of Russia’s total LPG output. About half of the LPG produced at this field is used as feedstock for petrochemical production at the Sibur integrated complex in Tobolsk.

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