An embargo on Russian oil imports and a ban on importing oil products made out of it will make it impossible to supply the Czech Republic, Austria and Poland after the eight-month transition period, refiner Slovnaft warned on Thursday. According to refinery authorities, it will subsequently limit its set processing capacities below the technological minimum, and as a result, the security of supply in Slovakia will not be guaranteed. "By limiting the range of products in the region and reducing the capacity of Slovnaft, it won't be possible to supply Slovakia and the Slovak market," stressed Slovnaft spokesman Anton Molnar.
According to him, the company takes note of the sanctions adopted but their current wording will not allow the export of key products. Slovnaft's capacity is set to supply other countries in the region and the refinery cannot process significantly smaller quantities of oil for technological reasons. "We must also warn our partners in the export markets that the region will be short of fuel as well as oil products after eight months," added Molnar. As he informed, the current proposal for sanctions doesn't give Slovnaft the originally required three-year period to make technological adjustments in the refinery and in logistics related to the import and processing of alternative oil.
Source: TASR
