SLOVNAFT REFINERY RESTORES PRODUCTION AFTER AN EXTRAORDINARY SHUTDOWN

On Thursday, October 19, in the early afternoon, the electricity supply to the Slovnaft refinery was cut off, as a result of which the entire production process was gradually shut down. Shutting down of  production units is always accompanied by the burning of raw material on flares, and an increased level of noise and odour depending on the weather conditions. These processes were controlled and safe.

After the restoration of electricity supplies, the gradual start-up of production units began, which will last several days. In the following days, the public may therefore repeatedly notice effects such as controlled burning on field burners, increased noise or odour. All start-up work is controlled.

The reasons for the failure of the electricity supply to the refinery are the subject of further investigation. We apologize to the residents from surrounding area of the refinery for the temporary reduction in comfort. Despite the burning on the flares and the subsequent, according to the measurements at our monitoring stations, the limit values of pollutants in the air were not exceeded. The emission values from Slovnaft air monitoring stations can be examined by the general public at official website of Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute in the air quality services section. Information is also publicly available via the Sused Slovnaft application.

At the same time, we would like to thank all colleagues at the production units and related operations, as well as the factory fire department for the excellent handling of the emergency, in which there were no injuries. We thank the representatives of the surrounding districts and municipalities for their flexible cooperation in informing the public.