TNK-BP says it has no plans to stop Lysychansk oil refinery in April-May

Kyiv, April 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) - TNK-BP has no plans to stop Lysychansk oil refinery (PJSC LINIK, Luhansk region) in April-May, TNK-BP Commerce President Didier Casimiro said at the press conference entitled "TOP-100. The Best Managers of Ukraine" at Interfax-Ukraine on Monday.

"We are reconsidering the issue every month, depending on the margin. I have a plan for April - this month we will not stop [the refinery]. And I have a plan for May – we won't [halt the refinery] then either," he said.

As reported, TNK-BP several times said it might halt the Lysychansk oil refinery due to adverse working conditions and a low margin.

Lysychansk oil refinery in January-March 2011 reduced crude oil processing by 3.2% compared to 2010, to 1.261 million tonnes.