Belarus is no longer needed Odessa-Brody pipeline

Belarus refused to purchase Venezuelan oil, as Russia suggested a more favorable supply conditions UNIAN reported, citing a source who works in oil supplies to EU countries. Minsk and Caracas have collaborated once in 2010, Russia imposed an export duty on oil to Belarus. According to APA, the agreement between Belarus and Venezuela, instead of crude oil in this country brand of Santa Barbara in Belarus sent to Azerbaijani oil of the same quality. Transports oil from the Caspian basin via the Odessa-Brody pipeline. Azerbaijan must deliver annually in Belarus mode svop 5 million tons of oil. Denial of Belarus from the purchase of oil in Venezuela is directly proportional impact on the volume filling the Odessa-Brody svop oil from the Caspian basin. Due to the contract with Belarus, Ukraine counts on 70% load capacity of its pipeline (14 million tonnes per annum),