oil conflict

Belneftekhim is to finish negotiations with Russian companies on oil supplies in April 2.

The oil will be supplied to Mazyr Refinery from the territory of Ukraine via the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline.

On February 25, Belarus and Russia signed a protocol on compensation for the supply of contaminated Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline.

On February 21, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka was on a call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The details of the conversation were revealed during Lukashenka’s meeting with Igor Orlov, Governor of Russia’s Arkhangelsk region.

In order to get compensation for its losses, Minsk must furnish Moscow with the proofs of the damage incurred, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev says.

The first batch of Norwegian oil arrived at Belarus’ Naftan oil refinery in Navapolatsk on January, 26.