oil from the Donges refinery spills into the Loire

State services were mobilized following this pollution.

“The TotalEnergies refinery in Donges detected this Saturday evening a crude oil leak at the elbow of a 30 cm diameter line“, announced the prefecture.

“The leak materialized by a 2 cm gap on a weld bead“which created “a trickle of flow having led to an iridescence of a surface of approximately 500m2 in the Loire“specified the prefecture.

Pollution has been contained, interventions underway

“This surface area could have been partly contained by a double containment system via floating booms despite climatic conditions which make it difficult to surround this iridescent zone.she added.

According to the prefecture, since 3:45 a.m. last night, “no more flow of crude oil flows into the Loire” et “interventions are underway to permanently seal the leak..

“The iridescent waters should partly disperse naturally and be transferred, by the action of the wind, to the banks”she said, ensuring that the environmental impact of this leak is being assessed.

In December 2022, a leak from this refinery, classified Seveso high threshold, had caused the flow of 700,000 liters of gasoline.