MOL begins Olefin-1 plant restoration
- Official on-site investigation of the May 22 Olefin-1 explosion is complete and immediate safety risks have been eliminated.
- Regulatory approvals are in place and a dedicated expert team will start cleaning, erecting scaffolding and conducting technical inspections of equipment, pipelines and structures.
- Hydrocarbon removal continues while damaged elements are dismantled and procurement of replacement equipment begins; plant restart is estimated to take several months.
- Injured staff remain hospitalized but are improving; national fuel supply and other petrochemical units are unaffected.
Investigation and safety
The official on-site investigation of the Olefin-1 plant explosion on May 22 is complete; immediate safety risks have been eliminated and regulatory approvals to begin restoration have been granted.
Restoration work plan
A dedicated expert team will start cleaning, erecting scaffolding and performing technical inspections of affected equipment, pipelines, steel and reinforced concrete structures; damaged elements will be dismantled and procurement of replacement equipment initiated.
Hydrocarbons and timeline
Safe removal of hydrocarbons is ongoing; after technical inspection of damaged equipment a more accurate schedule will be established, with preliminary estimates indicating the plant could resume operations after several months of restoration work.
Personnel and operations
Injured colleagues remain hospitalized but are improving; fuel supply in Hungary is not affected and other MOL Petrochemicals units are operating as planned.
Source: MOL Group