Belarus’ oil products import down 40.9% in 2020 to 146,300 tonnes

<p> MINSK, Feb 18 - PrimePress. Belarus reduced the import of oil products in January-December 2020 by 40.9% year on year to 146,300 tonnes, according to official statistical report. </p> <p>   </p> <p> In monetary terms, the import of oil products in Jan-Dec 2020 was down 30.4% year on year to $116.859 million. The decrease was due to a reduction in supplies of Russian oil products in Jan-Dec 2020 by 23.5% compared with Jan-Dec 2019 to 59,517 tonnes worth $40.711 million (down 20.4%). </p> <p>   </p> <p> In Jan-Dec 2020, Belarus also purchased oil products from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Austria, Poland, Germany, Korea, Belgium, Lithuania, and the UAE. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The average price of oil products imported by Belarus in 2020 rose by 17.8% year on year to $798.947 per tonne. </p> <p>   </p> <p> As previously reported, Belarus reduced the import of oil products in 2019 by 89% against 2018 to 247,400 tonnes; in monetary terms – by 88.4% to $167.748 million. Supplies from Russia decreased in 2019 by 89.7% on the year to 77,900 tonnes; in monetary terms – by 89.5% to $51.13 million. The average price of oil products imported by Belarus in 2019 stood at $656.775 per tonne (up 66% from 2018). Russia set quotas for the supply of oil products to Belarus in November 2018 to prevent the re-export of Russian oil products and liquefied gas. In 2019, Belarus imported oil products from Russia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine and Turkmenistan. End </p>

2021-02-19

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