Drones & Unmanned SystemsMSN_Only Drone Attack Damages Lukoil Refinery as Local Fuel Queues Form Stephen WallaceNovember 2, 2026November 2, 20260 A drone attack significantly damaged the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery complex in Kstovo, Russia, after which queues formed at local petrol stations….
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Reduced Russian Refining Helps Push U.S. Diesel to Record $6.29 Thomas CaldwellOctober 16, 2026October 16, 20260 Reduced refining activity in Russia formed part of a wider supply squeeze that helped lift U.S. diesel prices to a…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Hormuz Oil Flows Fall 27% as Tanker Attacks Reach Qatar Thomas CaldwellOctober 9, 2026October 9, 20260 The Persian Gulf’s improvised oil-transport network works as a relay. Shuttle tankers carry crude from Gulf terminals through the Strait…
Drones & Unmanned SystemsMSN_Only Russia Turned Its Own Crude Into 120,000 Tonnes of Gasoline at India’s Vadinar Refinery Stephen WallaceSeptember 22, 2026September 22, 20260 Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of refined fuel in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly high,…
Engineering Policy & Innovation EthicsMSN_Only Russia Reportedly Extends Diesel Export Ban as Major Refineries Lose Output Thomas CaldwellSeptember 17, 2026September 17, 20260 A diesel export ban cannot create fuel, but it can redirect a shrinking pool of refinery output. That is the…