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Fire damages oil refinery in Lithuania
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| 12 October, 2006
Posted on 10/14/2006 9:45:35 AM PDT by lizol
Fire damages oil refinery in Lithuania
Staff and agencies
12 October, 2006
By LIUDAS DAPKUS, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago
VILNIUS, Lithuania - Fire broke out at Lithuania‘s only oil refinery Thursday, causing millions of dollars in damage and forcing the evacuation of all its workers, officials said. No injuries were reported.
"The fire is still burning, but we can say now that no one has been injured," said Saulius Vorauskas, an official at the refinery, which was sold to Poland‘s PKN Orlen.
Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said the damage was significant.
Prosecutors launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.
Russia‘s Yukos recently sold a majority stake in the refinery to PKN Orlen for $2.3 billion in a deal that included a 30 percent stake belonging to the Lithuanian government. The deal has yet to be approved by the European Commission .
At the end of July, Russia ceased supplying the refinery with oil after pipeline damage was discovered on a spur in Belarus, which the pipe crosses before reaching Lithuania. Russian officials have since declined to say when supplies would be renewed, citing costly repairs.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: energy; lithuania; mazeikiu; oil; orlen; poland; russia
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Accident???
Yeah, sure (s)
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posted on
10/14/2006 9:45:35 AM PDT
by
lizol
To: Little Bill; floridavoter2; PoParma; goarmy; G8 Diplomat; mick; PaulJ; steve54; Mike Fieschko; ...
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FRmail me to be added or removed from this Eastern European ping list
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posted on
10/14/2006 9:48:25 AM PDT
by
lizol
(Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
To: lizol
Expect a trial spike in prices here.
3
posted on
10/14/2006 9:48:40 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
To: strategofr; GSlob; spanalot; Thunder90; Tailgunner Joe; propertius; REactor; twinself; ...
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posted on
10/14/2006 9:49:08 AM PDT
by
lizol
(Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
To: lizol
Russia is pathetic.Bunch of barbarians.
To: lizol
This is what happens when you are courageous enough to speak out against tyranny, and on behalf of those who are suffering under it.
God Bless the Lithuanian leadership.
When will Russia stop her childish and destructive behavior toward others?
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posted on
10/14/2006 10:08:06 AM PDT
by
MarMema
To: GarySpFc
Russian officials have since declined to say when supplies would be renewed, citing costly repairs.Blackmail ping.
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posted on
10/14/2006 10:09:19 AM PDT
by
MarMema
To: TigerLikesRooster
8
posted on
10/14/2006 10:11:22 AM PDT
by
MarMema
To: MarMema; All
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posted on
10/14/2006 11:14:38 AM PDT
by
lizol
(Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
To: lizol
Well, suspicious to say the least. The Lithuanians could do well by introducing strict security measures on all strategic installations, if they haven't done so already. One could start with checking the workforce.
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posted on
10/14/2006 12:12:00 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: lizol
Accident???
Yeah, sure (s)
EVIDENCE or just plain hate?
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posted on
10/14/2006 1:41:36 PM PDT
by
GarySpFc
(Jesus on Immigration, John 10:1)
To: GarySpFc
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posted on
10/14/2006 1:43:00 PM PDT
by
lizol
(Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
To: GarySpFc
STUPIDITY, or just plain naivety of you?
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posted on
10/14/2006 1:45:05 PM PDT
by
lizol
(Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
To: lizol
STUPIDITY, or just plain naivety of you?
Neither, I didn't purchase the refinery.
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posted on
10/14/2006 1:58:30 PM PDT
by
GarySpFc
(Jesus on Immigration, John 10:1)
To: GarySpFc
No, you didn't.
Your idols desperately are trying to.
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posted on
10/14/2006 2:00:10 PM PDT
by
lizol
(Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
To: MarMema
Re #8
Yep, the vampire is sucking blood again.
To: lizol
Oh that is sickening.
Looks like the Lithuanians did not deport enough Russian spies/saboteurs.
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posted on
10/14/2006 5:00:10 PM PDT
by
MarMema
To: GarySpFc
Gary, read the link in number nine.
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posted on
10/14/2006 5:00:38 PM PDT
by
MarMema
To: lizol
Russian pipeline rupture hitting Belarus: Report"The Kommersant newspaper cited unnamed oil experts as saying that Russian authorities were using the problems on the Druzhba pipeline as a lever to put pressure on Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko in an ongoing gas price dispute."
I wonder if we will see Belarus someday where Georgia is today.
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posted on
10/14/2006 5:49:13 PM PDT
by
MarMema
To: lizol
"Russian officials have since declined to say when supplies would be renewed, citing costly repairs."
What BS- any cost is minor compared to the value of the shiped product.
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posted on
10/15/2006 6:44:30 PM PDT
by
spanalot
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