The new Italian government led by Giorgia Meloni placed a refinery of the Russian oil giant Loukoil located in Priolo in Sicily under state
"provisional administration"
on Thursday , in order to avoid its closure and guarantee the continuity of the national energy supply. , a government source told AFP.
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The ISAB refinery controlled by Loukoil, one of the largest in Europe, was at risk of having to stop production due to the entry into force on December 5 of the European Union embargo on the import of Russian crude oil. by sea.