Prosecutor’s office opened an administrative case against the Moscow Oil Refinery – RBC

Prosecutor's office opened an administrative case against the Moscow Oil Refinery – RBC

Arkady Egizaryan (right) and Sergei Sobyanin during a visit to Moscow Refinery

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Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor’s Office filed a criminal case against the Moscow Oil Refinery, as well as the head of the enterprise. This is stated in the message of the metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office. Who is now led by Arkady Egizaryan, from the data on the site MOR.

Cases filed on the audit of JSC “Gazprom Neft-MOR”. During the test, experts have found a number of violations of the law “On Air Protection”, “draft maximum permissible emissions in the prescribed manner is not agreed, the requirements of the operation of the enterprise are not met, the inventory of sources of pollutants into the atmosphere does not match the ongoing production activities.”

Administrative cases filed under Art. 8.1 of the Administrative Code (failure to comply with environmental requirements in the implementation of urban planning and operation of enterprises, buildings or other objects). Materials sent to the Department of Rosprirodnadzor in the Central Federal District for consideration on the merits.

Under the attention of environmental authorities refinery was in early November, when the people of the south-east of Moscow began to complain about the pungent smell of hydrogen sulfide.

As a result, the refinery was fined 250 thousand. rub. for emissions of harmful substances without permits. The trial court was the result of inspections at the plant, which began after 10 November – while the city was recorded emissions. The result was a criminal case under Art. 251 of the Criminal Code (violation of the emission of pollutants). Representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Environment was accused of refinery incident. As a result, RPN went to court, demanding to attract companies to the administrative responsibility.

At the same time representatives of the refinery with such accusations do not agree. In particular, at the trial, they argued that the company has no relation to air pollution and does not produce any emissions of hydrogen sulfide or other harmful substances, isopropylbenzene and propanal, as these substances are not used in the manufacturing process of refining.

December 19 Luberets district authorities appealed to the RPN with a request to re-check the refinery for troubleshooting, which led to the release of hydrogen sulphide about a month ago. The district administration also requested more control over the plant and check for permits and emissions standards. “Judging by the increasing number of complaints from the public, the factory did not eliminate violations”, – said then Head of the Environmental Protection Lyubertsy district of Moscow Larissa Kon’kova.

December 23 Head of Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Moscow Anton Kulbachevsky explained that the odors stop bother Muscovites in 2018, when the reconstruction of the capital enterprises. “Unfortunately, the reconstruction of [capital enterprises] is completed, odors periodically appear – the official said in an interview with Interfax. – But when it’s low concentrations, it is not dangerous to health, but just uncomfortable. ”