YUGOSLAVIA

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ber .l "Die Chemische Industrie," No. 39
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j The ~,s,rinsulan Petroleum Corporation has discovered oil near Pel~leniea.
Four wells are producing three to four tons of oil per day.
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28 November 1935, "Die Chemische Industxie," No. 4
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Uljanik Company has sunk productive wells in the Du~avica area.
E, Production is said to equal that o~ Czech clepos~:ts. 't'he o9.1 contains
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There is a refinery in $rod with a storage capacity sufficient for
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2 November 1836, 11Jugoslawische Kux~er," No, 222
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Anew company, "Yugoslavian E.xp.~oration Company, Ltd." ; has been
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chase and exploitation of oil fields, refining installations= etc, Head-
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quarters axe in Belgrade; share capital is ten million dinars.
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n the ~.orava Banat also. however, only two deposits ir~ ~
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- the Sava Banat a~~ bung exp2Qited~~roducta.on was 629 0
and dropped to 260 tons in .193 and .137 tons in 193h.

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2 September 1930, Iueue ~'reie rr~~~e, ~ ~.eru~, No. 26,98
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Official statistics state that crude oil production ire Yugoslavia
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in the Med~uma,rje wells amounted to 151 tons during the month of August,
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There are two large and three small ,.refineries in the Yugoslavian
petroleum carte;, There are reports that a new refinery is to be built
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26 January 1939, "Morgerblatt," Zagreb
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Refining oapacity in Yugoslavia';
Jugoslavenako Vacman Oil Company, D, D., Bos, Brod
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Current output: 80,00 tors; capaci+y: 130,nOn �nns r
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The refineries could thus cover total requirements, except that they
are not in a position to produce high-grade special oils.
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26 January 1940, D~.c ~,,.-mische Indu , .
The Rudokop Petroleum Company, Inc., in Belgrade has changed its
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- 23 January 1940, ''.Die Chemische Industrie," No. 8
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The Mad~umar~e Petroleum Company, Inc. (Medjumar~ka Petrols,~eko d.d.)
in Selnica intends to increase its capital from 2.5 to 12.5 million
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20 March 1940, "Dresdner Bank," No. 8 ~ "
Oil has been found in Murtal, near Luttenburg, and in the area around
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Natural gas yells and sma11 sources of petroleum have been located in
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Yugoslav pxociuction of petroleum: a
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Productio~l of ~,e~rcleum. ir. YuboslA.v?s; during the firs 9 p
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