Romania reportedly suspects Russian sabotage in crude oil contamination bound for OMV Petrom refinery

Romanian authorities are reportedly investigating a potential case of Russian sabotage involving the deliberate contamination of Azerbaijani crude oil intended for OMV Petrom’s Petrobrazi refinery, G4media.ro reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The oil shipment, transported via the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline through Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey before being shipped to Romania, was found to contain dangerously high levels of chlorine. According to the report, the contamination could have caused severe corrosion to refinery infrastructure and triggered a national fuel supply crisis.