OREANDA-NEWS. November 17, 2011. The city council of Kohtla-Jarve has called for an environmental impact assessment for the diesel refinery to be built by Viru Keemia Grupp (VKG).

The November 9 decision to initiate the assessment makes VKG the first domestic motor fuel producer, with a plan to build a 260 million euro refinery in the northeastern city, Eesti Paevaleht reported.

The plant is expected to produce 400,000 tons of Euro 5 diesel out of oil shale, making up two-third of Estonia's annual needs.