U.S. oil supplies to Belarus to continue as part of long-term program – MFA
<p> MINSK, Jun 30 - PrimePress. Oil supplies to Belarus fr om the United States will continue as part of a long-term program, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told reporters on June 30. </p> <p> </p> <p> He announced the start of oil supplies from the U.S. to Belarus on May 15 under the agreements 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> According to Makei, Belarus is guided by economic feasibility considerations. “One should always look at economic factors and buy wh ere it is cheaper. Having learnt the bitter lessons of various crises, including financial and economic recessions, we came to the conclusion that diversification is a vital principle of our state policy,” BelTA state newswire quoted him as saying. </p> <p> </p> <p> As reported, the president of Belarus instructed to procure around 30% of oil from sources alternative to Russia. “The supply of American oil in early June was not a one-time deal, but a long-term program,” he said, “We intend to negotiate oil supplies from other sources, including from the Middle East and other states.” </p> <p> </p> <p> Minister Makei says that the state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim has already made a plan of oil supplies from the United States. End </p>
2020-07-01
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U.S. oil supplies to Belarus to continue as part of long-term program – MFA
MINSK, Jun 30 - PrimePress. Oil supplies to Belarus fr om the United States will continue as part of a long-term program, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told reporters on June 30.
He announced the start of oil supplies from the U.S. to Belarus on May 15 under the agreements 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.
According to Makei, Belarus is guided by economic feasibility considerations. “One should always look at economic factors and buy wh ere it is cheaper. Having learnt the bitter lessons of various crises, including financial and economic recessions, we came to the conclusion that diversification is a vital principle of our state policy,” BelTA state newswire quoted him as saying.
As reported, the president of Belarus instructed to procure around 30% of oil from sources alternative to Russia. “The supply of American oil in early June was not a one-time deal, but a long-term program,” he said, “We intend to negotiate oil supplies from other sources, including from the Middle East and other states.”
Minister Makei says that the state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim has already made a plan of oil supplies from the United States. End