An oil spill on Croatia’s JANAF pipeline released about 500,000 liters of crude, interrupting deliveries to Serbia’s Pančevo refinery. Serbian oil company NIS said it had enough crude in reserve to keep the refinery running.
The spill occurred on the section between Sisak and Slavonski Brod. JANAF, the Croatian pipeline operator, said crews had collected the spilled oil.
JANAF Reports Oil Recovery as Repair Timeline Remains Unclear
The estimated spill volume is equivalent to roughly 132,000 U.S. gallons. JANAF provided the estimate and reported that the oil had been recovered. A timeline for completing repairs and restoring deliveries remained unclear.
The affected section is in Croatia, while the refinery it supplies is in Serbia. The disruption therefore affects two separate operations: JANAF’s transport of crude through Croatia and NIS’s processing of that crude in Pančevo.
Serbia’s Pančevo Refinery Continues Operating on Reserves
NIS said the interruption in crude deliveries had not stopped refining at Pančevo. The company said its existing reserves were sufficient to maintain production.
NIS’s statement describes the refinery’s immediate operating status. The company did not specify how long its reserves could sustain production if the interruption continued.
