"There was a message about a fuel leak from the Samara-Lisichansk oil pipeline of the branch of Transneft-Privolga JSC in the Pugachevsky district of the Saratov region," TASS reports.
According to the ministry, the spill area is about 700 square meters.
m., while there is no threat of pollution of water bodies or fire.
The nearest settlement Orlovka is 5 km away, there is also no threat to the population.
The accident site employs 40 people and 15 pieces of equipment.
Earlier, an oil spill occurred at a pipeline station in the Amur Region.