• What happened to Belarusian oil refineries?
  • The oil refinery near Mozyr, Belarus, on a branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko MOSCOW, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Belarusian oil refineries have lost $80 million due to European Union sanctions, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov was quoted as saying on Thursday.
  • When will Belarusian oil refineries start shipping to Russia?
  • Full-fledged deliveries to foreign markets, including to Russia, will begin in June. Roman Golovchenko said: ¡°As far as the operation of Belarusian oil refineries in conditions of tougher sanctions (blocking sanctions actually) is concerned, we proceed from the need to satisfy domestic demand.
  • What is the best oil refinery of Russia and CIS states?
  • OJSC Mozyr oil refinery has been awarded a title Best Oil Refinery of Russia and CIS States. The results of the annual poll, conducted among the heads of oil refineries and representatives of oil companies in the CIS states and suppliers of new technologies and equipment, defined Mozyr oil refinery the best of its kind.
  • Is Belarus a big oil refiner?
  • Belarus is a large oil refiner (36th in the world, at 19 Mt of oil products in 2018). Belarus depends heavily on imports for all types of fossil fuels, supplied mainly by Russia.
  • How will sanctions affect Belarusian oil refineries?
  • Roman Golovchenko said: ¡°As far as the operation of Belarusian oil refineries in conditions of tougher sanctions (blocking sanctions actually) is concerned, we proceed from the need to satisfy domestic demand. As the situation gets stabilized and export rises later on, the workload of the oil refineries will grow.¡±
  • Why are Belarus’ two refineries reducing throughput?
  • For full access to real-time updates, breaking news, analysis, pricing and data visualization subscribe today. Belarus’ two refineries, Mozyr and Naftan, with combined capacity of some 450,000 b/d, are having to reduce throughput because of pressure from sanctions, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said April 7, quoted by state media.