8 Sep 2011 09:05

Lukoil companies to undergo unscheduled safety inspections

MOSCOW. Sept 8 (Interfax) - The Federal Environmental, Technological and Atomic Oversight Service (Rostekhnadzor) will conduct an unscheduled documentary inspection of Lukoil companies, the regulator announced on its website, citing an order signed by the head of the agency.

The agency will by October 4 review Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez, Permneftegazpererabotka, Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez, Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka, Lukoil-KGPZ, Lukoil-Ukhtaneftepererabotka, Saratovorgsintez and Stavrolen for compliance with industrial safety requirements for the design, construction, operation, temporary closure and decommissioning of hazardous production facilities; manufacture, assembly, set-up, maintenance and repair of equipment used at hazardous production facilities; and transportation of hazardous materials at such facilities.

Rostekhnadzor will also conduct a review at Lukoil's headquarters of documents confirming compliance with instructions that the agency issued on December 20, 2010.