UNIPETROL, a.s. announces that processing capacity of the Ceska Rafinerska was temporarily reduced in Litvinov refinery. Expected period of reduced processing capacity is approximately two weeks. This occurred due to ignition of the material within the sour water stripping column of hydrocracking unit during maintenance.

UNIPETROL, a.s. together with its partners in Ceska Rafinerska is doing maximum effort to limit negative effects of the event and leveraging to the maximum possible extent Kralupy refinery.

In Prague, 6 December 2010
UNIPETROL, a.s.

Reg. Announc. No. 26/2010