ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 20. Kazakhstani
insurer Alatau City Garant has paid $332,000 under a reinsurance
agreement to cover damages from a fire at Romania’s largest oil
refinery, Trend
reports via the company.
The incident at the refinery was caused by operator error during
scheduled maintenance, which led to a hydrocarbon leak and
subsequent spontaneous combustion. The fire was quickly contained,
but total material damage exceeded $11 million.
The payment comes amid a series of incidents in regional
refineries. On the night of October 21, a fire broke out at Mol’s
Danube Refinery in central Hungary, starting in the AV-3 crude oil
distillation unit. No injuries were reported, and authorities
promised a full investigation. Meanwhile, an explosion at a Lukoil
refinery in Ploiești, Romania, caused one injury and prompted a
criminal investigation into occupational safety violations and
negligence.
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