Russia’s Transport Ministry sends in proposals for export of Belarusian petroleum products via Russian ports
<p> MINSK, Dec 3 - PrimePress. The Ministry of Transport of Russia has forwarded to Belarus its proposals regarding facilitating exports of Belarusian oil products via Russian ports, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Transport Yuri Tsvetkov told reporters on Dec 3. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Negotiations are in progress, we have all the calculations. Proposals to the Belarusian colleagues have been sent, commercial negotiations are in progress”, TASS reports citing Tsvetkov as saying. </p> <p> </p> <p> Earlier, on November 18, economic conditions for the export of Belarusian oil products using Russian infrastructure were discussed by Russian Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander Novak and Alexei Overchuk with Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Yuri Nazarov. </p> <p> </p> <p> On November 2, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko told Belarus 1 TV channel that the parties are discussing the commercial aspects of reorienting Belarus’ cargo flows from the ports of the Baltic States to the Russian Federation. In his words, the Belarusian side expects to get certain favourable price conditions. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus has started discussing with Russia the possibility of transferring oil product exports from Baltic ports, in particular Lithuania, to north-western Russian ports following the imposition of sanctions against Belarusian officials by these countries. Ports in Ust-Luga, Primorsk, Vysotsk and St Petersburg are being discussed. In September Novak said that Russia had spare capacity for this task, and that this could involve redirecting around 4-6 million tonnes of Belarusian oil products. Novak specified that the economic conditions are currently being worked out and said he hopes that agreements on this cooperation will be reached soon. End </p>
2020-12-04
Primepress
MINSK, Dec 3 - PrimePress. The Ministry of Transport of Russia has forwarded to Belarus its proposals regarding facilitating exports of Belarusian oil products via Russian ports, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Transport Yuri Tsvetkov told reporters on Dec 3.
“Negotiations are in progress, we have all the calculations. Proposals to the Belarusian colleagues have been sent, commercial negotiations are in progress”, TASS reports citing Tsvetkov as saying.
Earlier, on November 18, economic conditions for the export of Belarusian oil products using Russian infrastructure were discussed by Russian Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander Novak and Alexei Overchuk with Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Yuri Nazarov.
On November 2, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko told Belarus 1 TV channel that the parties are discussing the commercial aspects of reorienting Belarus’ cargo flows from the ports of the Baltic States to the Russian Federation. In his words, the Belarusian side expects to get certain favourable price conditions.
Belarus has started discussing with Russia the possibility of transferring oil product exports from Baltic ports, in particular Lithuania, to north-western Russian ports following the imposition of sanctions against Belarusian officials by these countries. Ports in Ust-Luga, Primorsk, Vysotsk and St Petersburg are being discussed. In September Novak said that Russia had spare capacity for this task, and that this could involve redirecting around 4-6 million tonnes of Belarusian oil products. Novak specified that the economic conditions are currently being worked out and said he hopes that agreements on this cooperation will be reached soon. End