The incident at the Achinsk oil refinery could cause the gasoline crisis.

The explosion at the Achinsk oil refinery will seriously change fuel prices in the region. The sellers of the petroleum products already buy gasoline and "diesel" at the new prices. The fuel shortage could lead to the closure of private gas stations.

The explosion at the Achinsk oil refinery happened on the night of June, 16th. According to the investigators, there was an explosion of hydrocarbon gas at the site, which caused a fire over an area of 400 square meters. According to the recent reports, eight people died.

According to the press service of " "Rosneft" the company will make every effort to restore the production in the shortest possible time. Now a plan of the disaster management and full recovery with the facilities output to the capacity of the corresponding prefault indicators of the plant has been developed. The president of the compan,y Igor Sechin personally supervises the situation. At the time of the accident preventive maintenance was planned at the Achinsk oil refinery.

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