• 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.
  • 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.
  • What is the petrochemical industry of Belarus?
  • Organizations of the petrochemical industry of Belarus produce: mineral fertilizers (nitrogen and NPK); over 300 types and sizes of tires in an amount of over 5 mln per year for cars, trucks and heavy haulers, buses, trolleybuses, road-building vehicles, tractors and farm machines; polyester fibers and yarns;
  • Will US sanctions be imposed on Belarus’ oil sector?
  • While the US and its partners have not imposed additional sanctions on Belarus’ oil sector since the invasion, Belarus had already become reliant on Russian ports for its exports, and the ports are now being shunned by much of the European industry. Russia’s Urals crude exports now sell at a steep discount to the Dated Brent benchmark.
  • How many petrochemical products does Belneftekhim manufacture?
  • Belneftekhim manufactures over 500 kinds of petrochemical and chemical products. Belneftekhim’s enterprises perform a full cycle of works related to crude oil exploration and production, its transportation, refining and oil product sales.
  • Which oil companies will stop taking Russian oil?
  • Major oil companies, such as Shell, and trading companies, such as Glencore, have also vowed to stop taking Russian oil. Currently, Naftan, in northern Belarus, is processing 11,700 mt/day, or around 85,000 b/d, of crude and Mozyr about 13,700 mt/d.