Petronor

It is one of the transformative projects of the Industrial Plan and will be led by Petronor, which will bring together a total of 51 companies, 23 of them small and medium-sized enterprises.

According to jeltzales, in the first few hours there were "moments of tension and confusion while awaiting up-to-date information from the health authorities."

The President, Imanol Pradales, has assured us that Petronor's communication and coordination with the emergency services during Muskiz's escape was "inadequate". The President has answered a question from Jon Hernández of the Sumar Group at the parliamentary control session.

Residents of the two municipalities in Bizkaia have taken to the streets on Thursday to protest against the leak of benzene from the refinery. They have reported that the authorities took preventive measures "late" despite the high levels of benzene detected in the morning. 

In addition, the neighbourhood platform has convened an assembly to discuss other mobilizations and the possibility of going to court on 15 March.

Néstor Etxebarria, professor and researcher at the UPV-EHU Department of Analytical Chemistry, considers the recommendations that have been made to stay in enclosed spaces and keep doors and windows closed to be "appropriate". However, "as long as the focus is controlled and there is no risk of prolonged flight, it is not a worrying situation."

The City Council has stated that the preventive recommendations issued by the Department of Health of the Basque Government are limited to Muskiz and Abanto, and that "the activity of the municipality is developing in a normal manner".

Sources from ELA have pointed out that, although the Basque Government recommends that the population in the area take preventive measures, the company has given any safety instructions to the workers.

The mayor, Eduardo Briones, has advised families not to take their children to school.

It's been a month and six days since the current CEO of Repsol , Josu Jon Imaz, entered the White House with representatives of other oil companies to relaunch the Venezuelan oil industry , the first Caribbean oil tanker since Trump took control of that industry has arrived in the last few hours in Bilbao.

The facility will produce synthetic fuels such as diesel, SAF and nafta, the main component of petrol, with a production capacity of 2,000 tons per year, which can be used in trucks, ships or aircraft.

Dagoeneko hasi dituzte 100 megawatteko (MW) eskala handiko bigarren elektrolizagailu bat eraikitzeko lanak Petronorreko findegian, Muskizen (Bizkaia). Aurreikuspenen arabera, 2029an jarriko dute martxan, eta hasierako inbertsioa 300 milioi euro ingurukoa izango da.

In the fall of 2025 there was an 83 day strike when workers changed their locker room to report that the change involved an extension of the working day of 15-30 minutes. The courts proved them right.

The company has announced that it will appeal the court's decision.

The unions have called off the indefinite strike, in agreement with the management, after 83 days of unemployment.

However, the Department of Health has warned that these are levels considered safe for public health. The spill occurred on Friday and since then the company has been implementing strict safety measures to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.

This has been reported by representatives of the committee during the staff concentration convened by Kutxabank in front of its general offices in Bilbao. The workers have rejected the agreement and the case will be resolved in the courts.

Eighty percent of the workers voted against the pact reached between management and the union majority, so the so-called "locker room war" will be decided in court. Petronor has been standing still for a month and a half.

The pre-agreement includes, among other things, "15 minutes of compensation." If that meeting has not been held before Monday, without the pre-agreement being voted on, the judge will finally decide.