Bulgaria sends the army to ensure the security of the Lukoil infrastructure. The Ministry of Defense deployed an anti-drone system in the Burgas region
The Bulgarian government is strengthening security at Lukoil headquarters. The Ministry of the Interior, the State Agency for National Security (SANS) and the Ministry of Defense have introduced additional measures for the countrywide infrastructure of this Russian company, the Council of Ministers announced.
Bulgaria's Lukoil infrastructure guarded by the military. PHOTO lukoil.bg
The measures announced on Sunday, following last week's working meetings of the Council of Ministers, attended by the leadership of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior and security agencies, include increased land, sea and air protection for critical infrastructure, as well as inspections of safety procedures and classified information at Lukoil Neftochim Burgas and Lukoil-Bulgaria, according to the Bulgarian News Agency.
Ensuring the security of the Lukoil infrastructure in Bulgaria is a reaction to the recent decision of the United States to sanction the Russian company Lukoil, as well as to incidents at Lukoil facilities in several European countries.
The government's press office said SANS is conducting a thematic review to verify compliance with the Classified Information Protection Act and applicable secondary regulations.
The main departments within the Ministry of the Interior manage public order and crime prevention at the company's facilities nationwide.
Anti-drone system, deployed in Burgas region
The Ministry of Defense has deployed an anti-drone system in the Burgas region, and military police teams are ready to support the Ministry of Interior in securing strategic sites if necessary.
The National Assembly adopted, on November 7, legislative amendments regarding the appointment of a special commercial administrator (SCA) at Lukoil.
The Bulgarian Parliament extended the powers of the SCA for critical infrastructure assets with amendments to the Law on the Administrative Regulation of Economic Activities Associated with Oil and Petroleum Products, introducing the function of the SCA for Lukoil assets in Bulgaria.
We remind you that, at the end of October, the Bulgarian Parliament temporarily banned the export of certain fuels, mainly diesel and kerosene, to the EU member states, in order to ensure the stability of the local market following the sanctions imposed by the US on the Russian company Lukoil, which manages the largest oil refinery in the country
Lukoil provides 80% of Bulgaria's fuel needs.
