18—Bayernoil Raffineriegesellschaft MBH has extinguished a fire at its 10.3-million tonne/year dual-site refinery at Vohburg
local time in the crude distillation plant of the operator’s 300-hectacre Neustadt an der Donau operations
was extinguished by the site’s internal fire brigade
While the incident resulted in injuries to a contractor on site who was transported to hospital in Ingolstadt by external rescue services
the fire posed no danger to surrounding residents
Bayernoil confirmed it has notified all relevant authorities of the incident but did not reveal details regarding either the cause of the fire or the status of current operations at the Neustadt site
Alongside Varo Energy GMBH’s 51.43% majority interest in the Bayernoil refinery—which supplies oil products to Bavaria and northern Austria—other shareholders include Rosneft Deutschland GMBH (28.57%)
and Eni SPA subsidiary Enilive Deutschland GMBH (20%)
Robert Brelsford joined Oil & Gas Journal in October 2013 as downstream technology editor after 8 years as a crude oil price and news reporter on spot crude transactions at the US Gulf Coast
He holds a BA (2000) in English from Rice University and an MS (2003) in education and social policy from Northwestern University
The downstream energy market is bracing for a loss north of EUR600mn ($618mn) following a major fire at a Bayernoil refinery in Germany
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Enter the graveyard surrounding the church and the ossuary is connected to the outer wall of the cemetery
The ossuary is always viewable behind iron gates
This 11th-century Greek monastery has renowned mosaics and relics of a brutal past
This ossuary is more than five centuries old and is heralded as one of the finest in Switzerland
Remains of the lost church hide beneath this Spanish Parliament building
beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures
Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people
The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel
The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here
For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church
To strengthen security of supply and to ensure the continued operations of oil refineries in Schwedt an der Oder
the German government has placed these three refineries under trusteeship as it seeks to manage and attenuate the impact of the ongoing energy crisis
the German government has announced a "future package" for eastern German states worth €1 billion ($997.50 million) over several years following the move to trusteeship for Rosneft
Schwedt itself would receive €825 million from the federal and state governments
according to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
He said the funding would ensure that terminations would be avoided at the plant
Scholz also noted that Polish refiner PKN Orlen was interested in buying a controlling stake in the Schwedt refinery
Warsaw said earlier this year that ending Russian ownership of the refinery was a condition for potentially supplying it with sea-borne oil via a terminal in Gdansk and via Polish pipelines to replace Russian crude
Understandably Rosneft is not pleased with the new status of Schwedt:
"Rosneft sees this as a violation of all the fundamental principles of the market economy
the civilized foundations of a modern society built on the principle of the inviolability of private property," a company statement said
stressing that the firm had fulfilled its legal and contractual obligations
Rosneft said that Berlin's decision meant that it was no longer possible to "guarantee the industrial and ecological safety of the plant."
claimed critical suppliers such as insurance companies
IT providers and banks were no longer willing to work with Rosneft
either with the subsidiaries themselves or through the refineries
The trusteeship is initially due to last six months
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Rosneft is the third largest oil refining company in the German market with a total crude oil refining capacity of up to 12.8 million tons per year
which is more than 12% of Germany's capacity
The operations are carried out by Rosneft Deutschland GmbH
managing oil refining in its share at three plants in which it has equity participation:
work-study degree students and vocational trainees; as of December 2024)
Plant The Chemnitz engine plant covers a total area of 213,000 m²
It is located directly next to Chemnitz city park
With a workforce of some 1,800 employees (incl
work-study degree students and vocational trainees)
Volkswagen in Chemnitz is one of the city's largest private employers
Production The Chemnitz engine plant supplies engines to the vehicle plants as well as components to the component plants of the Volkswagen Group
low-consumption direct petrol injection engines (TSI)
the Chemnitz plant also manufactures engine asssembly groups such as balance shafts and integrated valve gear modules
Chemnitz is the type leader for EA 211 engines (1.0 liter and 1.5 liter capacity)
Each ramp-up of the three engines at other Group sites worldwide is supported by experts from the Chemnitz plant
Over 20 million Volkswagen engines have been built at the Chemnitz site since 1988
the site will also enter into the production of components for e-mobility
Thermal management has already been confirmed as the first product
Plant managerFranziska Fischer has been Plant Manager of the engine plant in Chemnitz since August 1
Franziska Fischer has held leading positions in the automotive supply industry for several years
she moved to Fehrer in Wackersdorf and took over the management of the site in 2015
she gained international experience at the Fehrer site in Gadsden (Alabama) in the USA
she moved to Yanfeng in Neustadt an der Donau
Franziska Fischer is married and the mother of two children
Environmental protectionThe integration of environmental protection in all business and decision-making processes is a key element of strategic decisions at Volkswagen Sachsen
Production processes at the Chemnitz plant are continually optimised to ensure that production is as environmentally compatible as possible
Efforts focus on the reduction of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions at the Chemnitz plant
Other key elements are the reduction of production waste and industrial water consumption
energy consumption has been significantly reduced by the consistent application of energy efficiency measures in production and the use of advanced
resource-conserving processes in new production facilities
Around 38 percent of energy has been saved since 2010
Major advances have also been made in the area of freshwater consumption (minus 48 percent) and CO2 emissions (minus 89 percent)
Due to the central location next to the city park and proximity to a residential area
the plant has a special responsibility to its environment
the finished engines are transported by train
A parking guidance system for employees makes it easier to find free parking spaces at shift changes
Beneath the multi-storey car park is a rainwater retention basin
which has a capacity of 2,450 m³ and acts as a flood defence mechanism
The plant has received the platinum certificate of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB – the German Association of Sustainable Building) and is a member of Umweltallianz Sachsen (the Saxon Environmental Alliance)
The Chemnitz engine plant has a certified environmental
energy and quality management system as well as occupational health and safety
About Volkswagen Sachsen GmbHThe founding of Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH in December 1990 marked the launch of an ambitious project by Volkswagen AG to establish a competitive production facility for Volkswagen vehicles and engines in one of the most traditional regions of the German automotive industry
In addition to the temporary use of existing facilities at Zwickau and Chemnitz
two new manufacturing facilities were built for vehicle and engine production
The Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden was inaugurated in 2001
Automobilmanufaktur Dresden GmbH (Gläserne Manufaktur) was merged with Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH in 2014
Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH now includes the Zwickau vehicle plant
the Chemnitz engine plant and the Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden
Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH has a workforce of around 11,500 employees (including dual the Volkswagen Training Institute)
Roughly 98 per cent of the employees have industry-related vocational training
a master craftsman’s certificate or a technical college or university degree
The average age is around 45 years and women currently account for 12.7 per cent of the workforce
Danny Auerswald is Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH with responsibility for Technology and Logistics
The Management Board also includes Professor Thomas Edig (Human Resources and Organisation) and Lukas Folc (Finance and Controlling)
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