MOSCOW (MRC) -- A fire broke out on Wednesday at an oil refinery operated by oil producer Gazprom Neft in the Russian region of Omsk, the RIA news agency cited emergency services as saying, as per Hydrocarbonprocessing.
According to RIA Novosti, which cite sources in emergency services, the fire occurred in a butylene tank. Its area was 150 square meters. The fire was assigned the third difficulty level.
"A minor fire in the tank capacity removed for repair was liquidated at 16:49 (Omsk time)," the press service said. There are no injuries. The company continues to operate normally, the incident did not affect the production program of the plant.
The atmosphere of the atmosphere is monitored by a mobile laboratory at the Omsk Oil Refinery.
As MRC informed earlier, Gazprom Neft and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have entered into a Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation. The companies will explore opportunities for implementing joint projects in the upstream and downstream sectors, as well as in information technologies, artificial intelligence, and other areas.
Ethylene and propylene are feedstocks for producing polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP).
According to MRC's ScanPlast report, Russia's estimated PE consumption totalled 1,589,580 tonnes in the first nine months of 2019, up by 7% year on year. Shipments of all PE grades increased. The estimated PP consumption in the Russian market was 976,790 tonnes in January-September 2019, up by 4% year on year. Shipments of PP block copolymer and homopolymer PP increased.
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