MOLDOVA PETROLEUM REFINERY NO. 2 AT DARMANESTI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010600080008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 16, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT` MZoldo Petroleum Refinery
No. 2 at D arms nevti
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DATE OF'
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in the spring of 1949, the petroleum refinery Patrol-Bu- urc it, i was dismantled
and the installations sent to Darmaneeti. About 30 technicians accompanied
the installations.
20 At Darmanesti the plant was assembled and renamed Petro:j-ifera Moldova
Rafineria No. 2. Production started on 18 Dece_Aber 1949 and an output of
800 tons per 24 hours war, attained.
3. In January or February 1950, installations for a comple-.e new refinery arc-
rived from CzechoslovakVi 1 This was known an the BKS Refinery.
In March 1950, work started on assembling the plant', wh: ch was to be erected
east of the Petrolifera Moldova Refinery. Both refiner:-.Os would form one
concern to be known as Petrol.ifera Moldova Rafinaria No.. 29 Darmmlestim
Work was carried out under the supervi.''_on of a Czechos:.ovak engineer and
some technicians who had accompanied the installations. The two Rumanian
engineers responsible for the assembling were Stefan Citt