site.btaLegislation to Ensure Security of Critical Oil Infrastructure Passes on First Reading

Parliament adopted on first reading a draft law on the control of the application of the derogation for the purchase, import or transfer of seaborne crude oil and petroleum products originating in or exported from Russia. The bill, tabled by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, was supported by 146 MPs, 44 were opposed and 4 abstained.

The National Assembly Committee on Budget and Finance on Tuesday turned down on first reading a Bill to Oversee the Implementation of the Derogation from the Ban on Buying, Importing or Transferring Crude Oil Transported by Sea and Oil Products

The Democratic Bulgaria parliamentary group on Friday moved a bill aimed to allow the government to take operative control of the Lukoil Neftochim refinery near the seaport of Burgas if necessary. The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) said they are considering a similar legislative proposal.