/KASE, June 23, 2023/ – National company "KazMunayGas" JSC (Astana), whose
securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has
provided KASE with the following press release dated June 22, 2023:
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On 21 June 2023, at 3:00 p.m. local time, at Petromidia refinery in Romania, a
fire occurred in the Mild Hydrocracking Unit (MHC), after specific maintenance
works were performed.
The employees working in the facility immediately reported the incident to the
internal emergency service and to the refinery's dispatcher, who in turn
informed the authorities, as per procedure in place.
There are no victims, since all the employees of the unit, but also from the
other sections of the refinery, were evacuated.
Until the arrival of the ISU special vehicles, the first interventions were
carried out by the firefighters of the Petromidia refinery, who managed to
limit the impact.
On 21 June 2023, as of 18:00 local time, the fire at the Petromidia refinery was
eliminated.
The investigation has begun.
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The complete press release is av available on:
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https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KMGZ/kmgz_reliz_220623_kz.pdf – in Kazakh.
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https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KMGZ/kmgz_relizs_220623.pdf – in Russian;
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https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KMGZ/kmgz_reliz_220623_en.pdf – in English.
[2023-06-23]