Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russian energy assets has taken out another major target—this time Lukoil’s Volgograd refinery, one of the ten largest in the country, forcing a halt to crude intake.

We've been collating material since first thing following reports that a Russian oil refinery is on fire following an apparent drone strike overnight. Russian local officials say the blaze was caused by falling drone debris. The Ukrainians have yet to comment.

Indian state refiners have started making enquiries with trading firms about purchases of Russia's Urals crude oil as discounts widen, three people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, ahead of a high-profile meeting of U.