Explosions took place at the Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Ploiești, southern Romania, as well as at Hungary’s largest oil refinery in Szazhalombatta.

Muncitorul care a fost rănit în explozia produsă luni, pe platforma rafinăriei Lukoil, fiind lovit de un capac de canal dislocat de suflul deflagraţiei, este angajat al unei firme contractante. Oficia...

La raffinerie de Százhalombatta, en Hongrie, et celle de Petrotel-Lukoil, en Roumanie, ont été touchées respectivement par un incendie et une explosion, à quelques heures d’intervalle.

Romanian authorities have asked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to allow the restart of the Petrotel oil refinery in Ploiești, owned by Russia’s Lukoil, the country’s Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan said in an interview with broadcaster Antena 3 . “We have already spoken with American representatives. We have prepared the official documents and will soon receive authorization that will allow us to resume operations at this oil refinery,” Ivan said. Romania’s Petrotel refinery accounts for about 21% of the country’s oil refining capacity. The energy minister said a decision to restart operations would be made after Romanian authorities receive confirmation from the United States. The refinery in Ploiești halted operations after the United States imposed sanctions on Russian oil company Lukoil in October 2025. Since then, Romanian officials have repeatedly said the state could take control of the refinery if a special legal framework is put in place. Bucharest initially sought a delay in the implementation of sanctions affecting the refinery, but the energy minister later said the authorities intended to act independently “to protect energy security and jobs.” He also said Romania “must take control” of Lukoil’s local assets. After the U.S. sanctions were introduced, Lukoil decided to sell its foreign assets. In late January, it emerged that the company had agreed to sell them to U.S. investment firm Carlyle.

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Explosions took place at the Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Ploiești, southern Romania, as well as at Hungary’s largest oil refinery in Szazhalombatta.

Během jednoho dne hořely v Evropě hned dvě rafinerie, které dovážejí ruskou ropu a jedna navíc patří ruské firmě. Jde o požáry v rafinerii MOL v Maďarsku a Petrotel Lukoil v Rumunsku.

Two Russian-linked oil refineries—Lukoil’s Petrotel plant in Romania and MOL’s Százhalombatta facility in Hungary—were rocked by explosions on Monday, halting operations. Authorities have yet to ident...

With U.S. sanctions on Russian oil days away, Romania and Bulgaria are scrambling to protect their energy sectors.  Romania plans to take over the Petrotel Lukoil refinery, which meets a qua...