Belarus plans to get second tanker with US oil in August
<p> MINSK, Jul 16 - PrimePress. Belarus plans to receive a second tanker with 80,000 tonnes of U.S. oil in August, spokesman for petrochemical company Belneftekhim Alexander Tishchenko said on Thursday. </p> <p> </p> <p> “In accordance with the August supply plan, a tanker arrived for loading in the U.S. port of Beaumont and is preparing to take 80,000 tonnes of White Eagle Blend (WEB) oil to Belarus. The date of arrival at Klaipeda is August 6–8,” Tishchenko said. </p> <p> </p> <p> He said that in August the oil will be taken from the port to Belarus by railway. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belneftekhim explained that the WEB blend is a mixture of three oil blends (two American and one Canadian), it is specially designed for European refineries that use the Russian Urals blend as their main raw material. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, the agreement on US oil supplies to Belarus was reached on February 1, 2020 during talks between U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The first tanker with 77,000 tonnes of American Bakken oil arrived at the port of Klaipeda on June 5, 2020. The oil was delivered by rail to Naftan OJSC (Novopolotsk, Vitebsk Oblast). The deal involved the U.S. United Energy Trading and Getka and their Polish partner UNIMOT. </p> <p> </p> <p> On June 30, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey told reporters that oil supplies to Belarus from the United States would continue as part of a long-term programme. </p> <p> </p> <p> Makey reminded that the president of Belarus had instructed to procure around 30% of oil from sources other than Russia. According to Makey, Belarus is guided by economic feasibility considerations and will keep working to further diversify sources of crude supplies. </p> <p> </p> <p> Minister Makey says that the state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim has already made a plan of oil supplies from the United States. End </p>
2020-07-17
Primepress
Belarus plans to get second tanker with US oil in August
MINSK, Jul 16 - PrimePress. Belarus plans to receive a second tanker with 80,000 tonnes of U.S. oil in August, spokesman for petrochemical company Belneftekhim Alexander Tishchenko said on Thursday.
“In accordance with the August supply plan, a tanker arrived for loading in the U.S. port of Beaumont and is preparing to take 80,000 tonnes of White Eagle Blend (WEB) oil to Belarus. The date of arrival at Klaipeda is August 6–8,” Tishchenko said.
He said that in August the oil will be taken from the port to Belarus by railway.
Belneftekhim explained that the WEB blend is a mixture of three oil blends (two American and one Canadian), it is specially designed for European refineries that use the Russian Urals blend as their main raw material.
As previously reported, the agreement on US oil supplies to Belarus was reached on February 1, 2020 during talks between U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The first tanker with 77,000 tonnes of American Bakken oil arrived at the port of Klaipeda on June 5, 2020. The oil was delivered by rail to Naftan OJSC (Novopolotsk, Vitebsk Oblast). The deal involved the U.S. United Energy Trading and Getka and their Polish partner UNIMOT.
On June 30, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey told reporters that oil supplies to Belarus from the United States would continue as part of a long-term programme.
Makey reminded that the president of Belarus had instructed to procure around 30% of oil from sources other than Russia. According to Makey, Belarus is guided by economic feasibility considerations and will keep working to further diversify sources of crude supplies.
Minister Makey says that the state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim has already made a plan of oil supplies from the United States. End