Russias offline primary oil refining capacity revised up 5.2% for May

　　div classBodysc17zpet90 cdBBJodivpReuters – Russias idle primary oil refining capacity was revised up to 6.522 million tonnes for May, an jump of 5.2 compared with the previous estimate, industry sources, citing the data on refinery maintenance plans, said and also Reuters calculations based on Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Friday.p

　　pThe level is a monthly alltime high for the industry.pdivdivdiv classBodysc17zpet90 cdBBJodiv

　　pRussian oil industry has been hit by sanctions following the start of what Moscow calls a “special military operation” on Feb. 24 in Ukraine, which has led to oil production and refining volumes decrease.p

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　　pp Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Louise Heavensp

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