{"id":4013,"date":"2024-02-15T09:37:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gavigudet.org\/?post_type=news_post_type&p=4013"},"modified":"2024-02-15T09:37:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:37:57","slug":"activities-of-serpens-llc-former-rustavoil","status":"publish","type":"news_post_type","link":"https:\/\/gavigudet.org\/en\/news\/activities-of-serpens-llc-former-rustavoil\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities of \u201eSerpens\u201d LLC (Former \u201cRustavoil\u201d)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"On 26th<\/sup> of January, 2023, the presentation of the refinery of petroleum products, \u201cSerpens\u201d LLC was held in Rustavi. As it turns out, \u201cSerpens\u201d LLC functions based on the rebranding of JSC \u201cRustavoil\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n

To get detailed information about enterprise functioning, we have written a note to the ministry. As it turns out from their response, there is not issued Ecological Expertise Report \/ Environmental Impact Permit \/ Environmental Decision \/ Scoping Report \/ Screening Decision for the activities of \u201cSerpens\u201d company.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, it is still not clear to us, on what legal basis \u201cSerpens\u201d LLC operates. Based on the information, that the mentioned enterprise is a former \u201cRustavoil\u201d, it is interesting whether the environmental decision issued to JSC “Rustavoil” was automatically transferred to “Serpens” LLC; Since the letter does not contain any information on the transfer of activity through a purchase or other relevant agreement.<\/p>\n

About JSC \u201cRustavoil\u201d, it has been functioning since May 2020. According to the order of the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia No. 2-949 of November 26, 2018, an environmental decision was issued on the establishment and operation of an oil products processing enterprise with a reservoir bag; And, as stated in the letter sent by the Ministry on March 1, 2023, JSC “Rustavoil” operates in the territory defined by the decision issued by the mentioned order.<\/p>\n

In the JSC \u201cRustavoil\u201d, processing of fuel oil (a product of primary oil processing), obtaining road bitumen and base oils is carried out. The enterprise will use Ukrainian-made, world-proven equipment for the production of road bitumen. The capacity of the enterprise is defined as 180,000 tons per year.<\/p>\n

During the operation of the enterprise, the following harmful substances will be released into the air: saturated hydrocarbons (C12-C19), sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, manganese and its compounds, iron oxide, hardly soluble fluorides, fine particles.<\/p>\n

According to the report on the dispersion of harmful substances, as a result of the operation of the enterprise, the concentration of any of the above-mentioned harmful substances released into the ambient air does not exceed the permissible value established to the nearest populated place from it (350 m).<\/p>\n

In addition, we would like to share with you the information provided by the Ministry about the inspections carried out at JSC “Rustavoil”:<\/p>\n

On 13-20 July 2021, A scheduled inspection of the state of fulfillment of the conditions of the environmental decision issued for JSC “Rustavoil” was carried out.<\/p>\n

It was determined as a result of the inspection, that the enterprise had not fulfilled the conditions, defined by the environmental decision, in particular:<\/p>\n