Government to release fuel from state reserves to make up for shortfall at Litvínov refinery

The government will release part of the fuel stocks from the state's material reserves so as to cover the production shortfall at the Litvínov refinery, which had to suspend production last week following the  discovery of a WWII air bomb on its premises. The loan to Orlen Unipetrol was approved by the government on Wednesday. According to Pavel Švagr, head of the State Material Reserves Administration (SSHR) the amount will not exceed 135,000 cubic metres worth CZK 1.9 billion.