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lovuian

(19,362 posts) Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:08 PM Mar 2014

Largest Oil refinery on Fire in Europe....its in Russia

its in Russia
http://englishrussia.com/

“Neftekamskneftehim” is the largest oil refinery in Europe. It is located in Tatarstan, Russia and today, at 7.00pm Moscow Time, dozens of firemen were urgently summoned as the oil giant started burning

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Largest Oil refinery on Fire in Europe....its in Russia (Original Post) lovuian Mar 2014 OP

Ukrainian sympathizers? NightWatcher Mar 2014 #1

could be lovuian Mar 2014 #3

Putin better hope not. It 's over 1,000 miles from Kiev. n/t pampango Mar 2014 #9

Ethnic Tatars who are upset that the Russians have invaded Crimea, amandabeech Mar 2014 #19

Hmmm outside the usual CT sites, no confirmation nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #2

your right its suspect lovuian Mar 2014 #4

Well like the rebels took over a nuclear plant nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #5

European News Link lovuian Mar 2014 #6

Let me check bbc and the rest of the crew nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #7

I check reuters nothing lovuian Mar 2014 #13

They did cut the supply nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #18

All I can find goes back to the Russian source nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #8

I did find this that was interesting lovuian Mar 2014 #10

There are many coincidences on this one nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #11

yep especially when gas production lovuian Mar 2014 #15

closest I can find at the Pravda site nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #12

thats an interesting one lovuian Mar 2014 #14

They privatized all of it in the 1990s nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #16

In 2005. Brickbat Mar 2014 #17

Also, if they're actually talking about Nizhnekamsk, it's not anywhere near "the largest." Brickbat Mar 2014 #20

I think that is the largest in Tatarstan muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #21

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

1. Ukrainian sympathizers?

Reply to lovuian (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:11 PM

Mar 2014

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

3. could be

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:15 PM

Mar 2014

it will disrupt oil production to Europe that's for sure

pampango

(24,692 posts)

9. Putin better hope not. It 's over 1,000 miles from Kiev. n/t

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:45 PM

Mar 2014

amandabeech

(9,893 posts)

19. Ethnic Tatars who are upset that the Russians have invaded Crimea,

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 05:13 PM

Mar 2014

from which Tatars were ethnically cleansed by Putin's role model, Josef Stalin?

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

2. Hmmm outside the usual CT sites, no confirmation

Reply to lovuian (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:14 PM

Mar 2014

And I am not sure about that source.

One of the CTs is one of our end of world types. Now his video on youtube is all kinds of funny. Mossad operation, doncha know?

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

4. your right its suspect

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:16 PM

Mar 2014

was wondering if anybody else heard from major networks?

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

5. Well like the rebels took over a nuclear plant

Reply to lovuian (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:18 PM

Mar 2014

nada.

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

6. European News Link

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:31 PM

Mar 2014

http://www.easybranches.eu/european-news/author/easy-branches

“Neftekamskneftehim” is the largest in Europe oil refinery. It is located in Tatarstan, Russia and today at 7.00pm Moscow Time tens of firemen were urgently summoned as the oil giant got on fire.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

7. Let me check bbc and the rest of the crew

Reply to lovuian (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:40 PM

Mar 2014

I saw that one and it is still not major news service, though we might be having the small boys punking the major guys who are busy in big picture.

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

13. I check reuters nothing

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:58 PM

Mar 2014

but I did see Bloomberg

http://bloom.bg/1eYgk8n via @BloombergNews

Europe has a 45 day supply and prices did go up

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

18. They did cut the supply

Reply to lovuian (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 05:09 PM

Mar 2014

the Russians also launched an ICBM today

http://www.smh.com.au/world/as-ukraine-tension-flares-russia-testfires-ballistic-missile-20140305-hvg45.html

It is getting tense.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

8. All I can find goes back to the Russian source

Reply to lovuian (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:44 PM

Mar 2014

It might be that the Russian source is like the local paper I work for, aka hyperlocal.

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

10. I did find this that was interesting

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:52 PM

Mar 2014

the premier of Tatarstan that was supposed to be the self announced mediator between Russia and Ukraine.
and that is where the refinery is

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

11. There are many coincidences on this one

Reply to lovuian (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:54 PM

Mar 2014

but you'd think a major fire inside Russia, for a MAJOR installation, would be on TASS, at the very least, or Pravda

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

15. yep especially when gas production

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 05:01 PM

Mar 2014

is a major worry for Europe

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

12. closest I can find at the Pravda site

Reply to lovuian (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:55 PM

Mar 2014

http://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/26-07-2005/63723-0/

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

14. thats an interesting one

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 05:00 PM

Mar 2014

especially about the "ownership" of the refinery was private

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

16. They privatized all of it in the 1990s

Reply to lovuian (Reply #14)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 05:02 PM

Mar 2014

so that is not surprising. Gazpon is a private company. But nada on Tass either.

This is a major gas installation, you'd think they would be all over it, if nothing else because that is a major fire. It makes for dramatic tv.