Ukraine and Belarus agreed on transit of 4 million tons of oil

The oil pipeline Odessa - Brody Ukrtransnafta "and CJSC" Belarusian Oil Company signed an agreement to transport 4 million tons of oil via the Odessa-Brody pipeline for a period of two years, Chairman of the Board Ukrtransnafta Alexander Lazorko and Deputy General Director of CJSC "Belarusian Oil Company" Andrew Szyszko signed a service agreement on oil transportation, the press service of Ministry of Energy. The Agreement is concluded for a period of two years with subsequent prolongation of the parties' agreement. They provide guaranteed transport 4 million tons of light oil per year oil transportation system of Ukraine using the Odessa-Brody pipeline to a refinery in the Belarusian town of Mozyr. Conclusion of the contract was preceded by a trial pumping 80 thousand tons of crude oil in November 2010 on the route of the South "- LPDS Mozyr. Successful implementation of the trial confirmed the transfer of the economic efficiency of oil transportation route, the technical readiness of the system of main oil pipelines of Ukraine to supply oil to Belarus, while maintaining reliable and uninterrupted transit of Russian oil shippers in the direction of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, in accordance with existing contractual obligations, the press office. Earlier, Ukraine and Belarus signed an agreement on transportation of Venezuelan oil Mozyr refineries. Contract involves the use of Odessa-Brody pipeline in the direct mode, opposes Moscow. According to media reports, the Odessa-Brody pipeline in the summer is not used for transporting oil from Russia, but only to its delivery at the Odessa refinery. First Vice Prime Minister Andriy Klyuev previously reported that the volume of transit of Venezuelan oil through Ukraine to Belarus will be 4-5 million tonnes a year. September 29 Minister of Transport and Communications Efimenko Constantine declared that Ukraine carries 9 million tons of Venezuelan oil to Belarus in 2011. In addition, the minister said, in 2010 in Belarus is planned to transport 1.5 million tons of oil. Ukraine began to take Venezuelan oil to Belarus 25 April 2010. Note tariff for transportation of Venezuelan oil to Belarus from Odessa to Mozyr oil refinery is 0.27 dollars per 10 tons to 100 km. According to experts, at year-end 2009 reserves of oil in Venezuela amounted to 99.4 billion barrels. (7,9% of world reserves), oil - 2,566 thousand barrels per day. per day. Venezuela and Belarus have signed a contract to supply 30 million tonnes in 2011-2013. In mid-October 2007, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania signed an agreement establishing a joint venture to design and laying of the Baku-Odessa-Brody-Plock-Gdansk project. The project is extending an oil pipeline Odessa - Brody pipeline in the direction of Plock and Gdansk (Poland) will be implemented in 2011.