Incident at the Lukoil refinery in Ploiești: The Environmental Guard announced a power outage. Burduja: "There was no total power outage"

The Prahova Environmental Guard announced on Wednesday that the operation of the Petrotel Lukoil and Petrobrazi refineries in Prahova County was affected by a “total power outage in the national electricity distribution system.” Images of the Petrotel Lukoil refinery’s flare emitting thick smoke were posted online, causing concern and outrage in Ploieşti. At the same time, Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja declared live on Digi24 that there was …

Initially, the Prahovean Observatory reported that an incident occurred at the Petrotel Lukoil Refinery, where due to a malfunction in the national system, it was necessary to flare a large amount of gas, visible from several areas of Ploiești. The refinery representatives reported that the burning was taking place in safe conditions. Later, a similar incident occurred at the Brazi Refinery, and the Ploiești Environmental Guard issued an officia…

An incident in the national energy system caused significant problems in several areas of the country. Among the most affected facilities was the Lukoil refinery in Ploiești, which was forced to suspend its operations. Thick smoke also rose above it.

A failure in the national energy system has caused major disruptions in several areas of the country, Antena 3 CNN reports. The Lukoil refinery in Ploiești was forced to stop its activity following...

The operation of Petrotel Lukoil and Petrobrazi refineries in Prahova county was affected on Wednesday morning by a “total voltage drop in the national electricity distribution system”, Prahova Environmental Guard officials said on Facebook. Pictures of the Petrotel Lukoil refinery emitting thick smoke have been posted online, causing concern and outrage in Ploiesti. The Environmental Protection Agency said the population was not affected, with …

Environmental authorities in Prahova County were notified on Wednesday after thick smoke was observed at the Lukoil Ploiesti Refinery, which could be seen from several kilometers away.