Dhe federal authorities sees good probabilities of preserving the PCK refinery with round 1,200 staff in the occasion of an oil embargo by the European Union in opposition to Russia. “Proper from the begin, it was at all times about maintaining this PCK web site as an organization as absolutely as potential,” mentioned Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) on Monday throughout a go to to the refinery in entrance of a whole bunch of staff.
The preparations for new oil wells by way of ships by way of Rostock, for the financing of losses by the federal authorities and for a potential belief construction – the Russian state-owned firm Rosneft is at present the majority proprietor – are already underway. “If all three work, then you might have job safety for the close to future. (…) We want Schwedt.”
“We’re speaking about vital infrastructure right here”
Nonetheless, the Economics Minister repeatedly warned of potential provide bottlenecks. “So that may additionally go improper in completely different locations,” mentioned Habeck. “It won’t occur that the complete assemble fails as an entire.” He’s additionally seeking to the future, to not course of extra oil.
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PCK boss Ralf Schairer mentioned: “We’re doing the whole lot to make sure our continued existence.” Brandenburg’s Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) demanded: “The provision should work. We’re speaking about vital infrastructure right here.”
The EU Fee plans to part out Russian crude oil provides for Germany and most different EU international locations inside six months. The “Druschba” (friendship) pipeline from Russia ends in Schwedt in Brandenburg. The oil is processed at PCK.
