Belarus imports 1.365m tonnes of alternative oil in January-September 2020
<p> MINSK, Nov 26 - PrimePress. Belarus imported 1.365 million tonnes of alternative oil in January-September 2020, according to official statistics. </p> <p> </p> <p> Currently, Belarus is diversifying oil supplies to its two refineries (Mozyr Oil Refinery OJSC, Gomel Oblast, and Naftan OJSC, Novopolotsk, Vitebsk Oblast). Belarus receives Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline and by rail, and oil from alternative suppliers by sea through the ports of Klaipeda (Lithuania) and Odessa (Ukraine). This year, Belarus purchased oil from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Norway, Saudi Arabia and the United States. </p> <p> </p> <p> For example, in January-October 2020 the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan SOCAR delivered to Belarus ten tankers with a total volume of 1.038 million tonnes, including 755 thousand tonnes of Azeri Light and about 283 thousand tonnes of oil purchased through oil traders. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus reduced the import of Russian crude oil in January-September 2020 by 23% year on year to 9.416 million tonnes. In monetary terms, Belarus reduced the oil import from Russia in Jan-Sep 2020 by 36.3% (by $2.833 billion) year on year to $2.111 billion. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus reduced the import of Russian oil in 2019 by1.4% to 17.998 million tonnes; in monetary terms – by 3.5% yoy to $6.58 billion. The average price of Russian oil for Belarus stood at $365.64 per tonne in 2019, down 2.2% from 2018. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus and Russia agreed in December 2019 on the supply of 24 million tonnes of oil in 2020. However, due to price disagreements in Jan-Mar 2020, Belarus did not enter into long-term contracts with Russian oil companies. End </p>
2020-11-27
Primepress
MINSK, Nov 26 - PrimePress. Belarus imported 1.365 million tonnes of alternative oil in January-September 2020, according to official statistics.
Currently, Belarus is diversifying oil supplies to its two refineries (Mozyr Oil Refinery OJSC, Gomel Oblast, and Naftan OJSC, Novopolotsk, Vitebsk Oblast). Belarus receives Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline and by rail, and oil from alternative suppliers by sea through the ports of Klaipeda (Lithuania) and Odessa (Ukraine). This year, Belarus purchased oil from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Norway, Saudi Arabia and the United States.
For example, in January-October 2020 the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan SOCAR delivered to Belarus ten tankers with a total volume of 1.038 million tonnes, including 755 thousand tonnes of Azeri Light and about 283 thousand tonnes of oil purchased through oil traders.
Belarus reduced the import of Russian crude oil in January-September 2020 by 23% year on year to 9.416 million tonnes. In monetary terms, Belarus reduced the oil import from Russia in Jan-Sep 2020 by 36.3% (by $2.833 billion) year on year to $2.111 billion.
Belarus reduced the import of Russian oil in 2019 by1.4% to 17.998 million tonnes; in monetary terms – by 3.5% yoy to $6.58 billion. The average price of Russian oil for Belarus stood at $365.64 per tonne in 2019, down 2.2% from 2018.
Belarus and Russia agreed in December 2019 on the supply of 24 million tonnes of oil in 2020. However, due to price disagreements in Jan-Mar 2020, Belarus did not enter into long-term contracts with Russian oil companies. End