National company "KazMunayGas" reports fire at Petromidia oil refinery in Romania

23.06.23 10:36
/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: quote 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. unquote The complete press release is av available on: - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KMGZ/kmgz_reliz_220623_kz.pdf – in Kazakh. - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KMGZ/kmgz_relizs_220623.pdf – in Russian; - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KMGZ/kmgz_reliz_220623_en.pdf – in English. [2023-06-23]