Was accident sabotage? Now OMV is revealing everything – Austria-News

After several reports of an alleged act of sabotage in the Schwechat refinery in June 2022, OMV immediately contacted the State Security and Intelligence Service (DSN), according to a statement on Thursday.

Bang effect – OMV accident could also be sabotage

According to the report, it was once again made clear during this conversation that in the course of the investigations into the cause of the accident by internal and external experts, no indications of an act of sabotage were found. Accordingly, the DSN has also confirmed to OMV that there are no investigations.

background

On June 3, 2022, during the legally required water pressure test as part of the final work on the OMV refinery in Schwechat, a mechanical incident caused considerable damage to the crude oil distillation plant.

This plant prepares most of the crude oil into its components and thus prepares it for further processing in the refinery. As a result, only 20 percent of the total refinery capacity could be used. OMV plans to bring the Schwechat refinery back into full operation in the first half of October.

OMV Aktiengesellschaft

With group sales of 36 billion and a workforce of around 22,400 in 2021, OMV is one of the largest listed industrial companies in Austria.

In the Chemicals & Materials area, OMV, through its subsidiary Borealis, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of advanced and circular polyolefin solutions and is a European market leader in the area of ​​basic chemicals, plant nutrients and plastics recycling. Together with the two important joint ventures – Borouge (with ADNOC, in the UAE and Singapore) and Baystar™ (with TotalEnergies, in the USA) – Borealis supplies products and services to customers all over the world.

1,800 petrol stations

The OMV Refining & Marketing Division produces and markets fuels and raw materials for the chemical industry, operates three refineries in Europe and holds a 15 percent stake in a refinery joint venture in the UAE. OMV operates around 1,800 filling stations in ten European countries. Its activities also include Gas & Power Eastern Europe, where it also operates a gas-fired power plant in Romania.

In the Exploration & Production business area, OMV explores, develops and produces oil and gas in the four core regions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea and Asia-Pacific. Average daily production in 2021, including production from a joint venture in Russia, was 486,000 boe/d with a focus on natural gas production (~60 percent). From March 1, 2022, the Russian companies will no longer be consolidated. Activities include Gas Marketing Western Europe, where it also operates gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany.

OMV will evolve from an integrated oil, gas and chemicals company into a leading provider of innovative sustainable fuels, chemicals and materials, while becoming a global leader in the circular economy. With the switch to a low-CO2 business, OMV is pursuing the goal of becoming climate-neutral in all three scopes by 2050 at the latest.