NEW OIL INSTALLATIONS IN RUMANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700310010-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 17, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMAT;ON
COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT New Oil Installations in Rumania
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souRFE,
This Document contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
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le A fairly larg@ oil r@fin@ry was und@r construction in early 1952 at a site located
:JOO m@t@re east of th@ lun@r mill opposite the railway station of On@eti.
Work group@ of the O@neral Der@atorate of the Labor 8@rvie@ (DO - Oireetia O@ rala
a Oeiciului XmDii) were aeonetruoting d@rrioke and drilling for oil on a site located
appra xiat@ly six k to@tes a @outhwoet of Oneeti on both sides of the road to Filipeeti,
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new oil walla were drilled in the village of Moinesti where
urous priIat@ houses had been requisitioned and peasants evicted from their property
and fields. At that tine the Rumanian government paid 0000 now leJ. for @ ,,quarter
h@ataro of nationalie@d property.
4. Twonty new oil wells were drilled in glanicul Moldov@i during early 1952, Thus# the
total number of oil wells in that region is 30,
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ona. The project also Deli;@d for the construction of a railroad to link Tarsu Ocna
with Fil pesti and Casing
6. The Valea Osului oarman@eti oil refinery produced a daily output of 3#000 tons of
refined oil products, The products were shipped daily in railroad tank oars, The
refinery was supplied with raw oil by four pipes buried 1.50 meters underground.
These pipes were 10#12# 15 and 22 centimeters in diskmeter. They could be seen at
the Trotus River railroad bridge to which they were attached.
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Showing new oil installations
in the Onesti region.
1. Onesti railway station
2. Lumber mill
3 Oil rafinery under construction
4.? Area where derricks were erected
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G.S.,G.S. No. 441.7
Scalar 1/100,000
Scale of the sketch: 1/25,000
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