Refinery outages in November 2026
3 shutdowns or unit outages, 1 restart, 3 attacks or fires and 1 flaring or emission report at refineries in November 2026, through Nov 12, 2026. Outages that started this month took 315,700 barrels per day (b/d) offline where the amount is stated.
Major events
- Burgas refinery power loss shuts nearly 80% of units · Nov 9, 2026
- Yaroslavl refinery (YANOS) shut after Nov 3 drone attack · Nov 3, 2026
Shutdowns, restarts, attacks and fires
Nov 10, 2026 · Partial shutdown
Neftochim Burgas Refinery · Burgas, Bulgaria
Almost all units running normally again by early Nov 10; the catalytic cracking unit is not yet fully back, the company said.
Nov 9, 2026 · Partial shutdown
Neftochim Burgas Refinery · Burgas, Bulgaria
Refinery statement to BNT, Nov 9: voltage dropped almost to zero after a short circuit at the external Kameno 110/20 kV substation; emergency shutdown of nearly 80% of process units. Offline amount not stated.
Source: Lukoil Neftohim Burgas via BNT
Nov 6, 2026 · Attack
Afipsky Refinery · Afipsky, Russia
Drones attacked the refinery overnight. Krasnodar officials said drone debris started a fire at an enterprise in Afipsky. Witness photos showed the tank farm burning. No unit stoppage has been reported.
Sources: Kyiv Post, Nov 6, Meduza, Nov 6, Bloomberg (via Rigzone), Nov 6
Nov 4, 2026 · Unplanned outage
Deer Park Refinery · Deer Park, Texas
News lead: Pemex reports outages at Deer Park refinery after power glitch.
Nov 3, 2026 · Attack
Yaroslavl Refinery (YANOS) · Yaroslavl, Russia
Drones attacked the refinery overnight and set off a fire. The governor said plant infrastructure was damaged and two workers were hurt. YANOS then halted all crude processing (Bloomberg, Nov 6).
Sources: Reuters (via StreetInsider), Nov 3, Kommersant, Nov 3, The Insider, Nov 3, Bloomberg (via Rigzone), Nov 6
Nov 3, 2026 · Full shutdown
Yaroslavl Refinery (YANOS) · Yaroslavl, Russia
315,700 b/d offline.
Source: Bloomberg via Rigzone
Nov 2, 2026 · Restart
Joliet Refinery · Joliet, Illinois
News lead: Exxon's Joliet, Illinois refinery reformer back up after outage: IIR.
Nov 1, 2026 · Reported event
Corpus Christi Refinery · Buckeye · Corpus Christi, Texas
Emission event reported at Corpus Christi Refinery · Buckeye.
Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality · Incident record
Nov 1, 2026 · Attack
NORSI (Kstovo) Refinery · Kstovo, Russia
Drones struck the Kstovo area overnight. The Nizhny Novgorod governor said an industrial site in Kstovo district had significant damage, and video showed a fire at the refinery. No unit stoppage has been reported.
Sources: bne IntelliNews, Nov 1, Euronews, Nov 1
Restarts expected in November 2026
- Lytton Refinery · Lytton, Australia
Fluid catalytic cracker: restart planned in November 2026. Ampol expects the FCC back in mid-November. One crude unit is also down for maintenance.
Source: Ampol (ASX release)
- Refinaria Presidente Getúlio Vargas (REPAR) · Araucária, Brazil
Restart planned in November 2026. Planned maintenance.
Source: G1
- Saint John Refinery · Saint John, New Brunswick
Restart planned Nov 18, 2026. Planned turnaround.
Source: Irving Oil
U.S. refineries also reported 14 releases to federal and Texas regulators in November 2026. U.S. refinery incident notices