Eni confirmed sequestration facilities in Val d’Agri. The company immediately appeal – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published April 16, 2016 at 16:53.

the Court of review of Power has confirmed the kidnapping of two tanks of Viggiano Eni Oil Center and re-injection “Costa Molina 2″ pit in Montemurro ( Power). The measure was filed today, in the late morning. The operation was performed by the Carabinieri of Noe last March 31 as part of the investigation of oil in Basilicata coordinated by prosecutors in Potenza. In particular, the Viggiano Oil Center is at the center of the strand of the investigation on the alleged illegal disposal of waste produced by the plant in the Val d’Agri.

Eni: immediately appeal Supreme
Eni will use ‘immediately’ to the Court of Cassation against the measure. This was announced by the same company, saying he had “noted with regret the decision” of the Review. The regret expressed by Eni for the outcome to be related to “independent scientific evidence filed to the acts of the criminal proceedings and explained at the hearing,” the Court of Review. “In any case, apart from the appeal to the Supreme Court – said the company – Eni reaffirms its intention to request a technical inquiry phase jointly with the Prosecutor: an instance in this respect will be filed shortly. The application will leverage its on clear scientific evidence compiled the College of independent experts that confirm the compliance of the system of international best practices for similar systems adopted around the world and the Italian legislation. “

Viggiano oil center to complete stop
The center of Viggiano Eni oil – where up to 31 March were treated 75 thousand barrels of oil a day – will be stopped altogether by the company, pending the outcome of the appeal against the confirmation of the seizures. The company will launch in the oil center “stop the process and putting in a state of full security of the site.” Since March 31, the center oils were going only to maintenance work. In the center, which feeds the Taranto refinery, working nearly 200 people. In the auto companies that revolve around the center are employed thousands of workers. So far, as of March 31 – when oil production was suspended – all technical Eni employees were left in Viggiano to perform the work required to keep the systems efficiency. Since the seizure of the two tanks and the reinjection well was confirmed by the Court of Review, Eni will stop the entire oil center, with consequences on the staff.

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