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- Sep 20, 2016
June this year. Russian energy minister announced a planned reduction of oil supplies to Belarus. It was a part of the fuel a protracted conflict between Moscow and Minsk. In the same month, Belarusian Economy Ministry has updated the tariffs for domestic transmission pipelines. It was then determined, among others, the rate for the section Rzeczyca-Brody, which for a long time was not used, and can be used to transport raw materials between Belarus and Ukraine. With its help, and Odessa-Brody pipeline a few years ago, the authorities in Minsk were limited, among others, Venezuelan oil in the period of tension in relations with Russia.
actions of Minsk rightly interpreted as an attempt to pressure on Moscow. Already in September, the parties announced an agreement that would settle the outstanding issue of oil and fuel (duty-free Russian oil for Belarus in exchange for the supply of fuel to Russia) and gas (the price of the blue fuel supplied by Gazprom). Although the announcement did not come into it, but in life. Deliveries to Belarus refineries were still understated, yet their final production strongly reflected in the condition of the budget which has a regime of Alexander Lukashenko.
It can be assumed that the oil game waged by Moscow is caused by another reset between Minsk and the West. This process took, among others, Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki the Deputy Prime Minister paid an official visit to Belarus. It raised during the many energy issues. President Lukashenko does not remain passive and actively responds to the course taken by Russia. In October he reported among about talks with Iran for the supply of crude oil, in addition to Belarus he hits the delivery of Azerbaijani oil. It is about 84 thousand. Tons of Azerbaijani raw material, which was delivered to Odessa and transported by rail. These movements most analysts quite normally treated as a routine piece of traditional tug-Belarusian-Russian relations. However, the realities of the oil markets in Central Europe rapidly changing best example is the first in the history of long-term contract PKN Orlen and Saudi Arabia's Saudi Aramco. These processes do not bypass Belarus.
Ukraine leads several months active discussions regarding the use of the Odessa-Brody pipeline and officially admits that talks with Azerbaijan on this issue. No coincidence that in September, Ukrainian Ukrtransnafta announced the "technological readiness" infrastructure for such an operation and stressed that "the pipeline filled with Azeri oil." Where would he be getting Caspian raw material? It depends on the time horizon, which we accept. Ultimately, perhaps even to the Polish uprising if the connection Brody-Adamowo in the so-called. Euro-Asian Oil Transportation Corridor. Currently -if will overcome the barriers of political to the Czech Republic or just to Belarus.
"This time, Lukashenko is determined and is not joking" - tell us independently of each other, two high-ranking managers of the companies involved in the oil industry, which place their interests in the region of Central Europe. "It is also important that for the first time in the history of the Ukrainian team working on the use of the Odessa-Brody does not have Russian influence - Ukrainians are absolutely determined," - adds one of our sources. "The pipeline was filled with Azeri oil a few years ago. Why is it so hard now communicated? Precisely because flagella have been dissolved, and the first concrete talks at the level of companies and intergovernmental levels in the region took place. The case is gradually communicated to the Russians "- adds our interlocutor.
Meanwhile, President Alexander Lukashenko on November 27 announced that soon will increase the cost of transit of Russian oil through Belarusian section of the Friendship pipeline by 20%. Nov. 28 while he was on an official visit in Baku. He suggested there his mediation in the Karabakh conflict (in terms of conflict of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh occupied by Armenians) in exchange for the launch of oil supplies to Belarus.
http://www.energetyka24.com/501287,zrodla-energetyka24-lukaszenka-nie-blefuje-moze-siegnac-po-scenariusz-wenezuelski
actions of Minsk rightly interpreted as an attempt to pressure on Moscow. Already in September, the parties announced an agreement that would settle the outstanding issue of oil and fuel (duty-free Russian oil for Belarus in exchange for the supply of fuel to Russia) and gas (the price of the blue fuel supplied by Gazprom). Although the announcement did not come into it, but in life. Deliveries to Belarus refineries were still understated, yet their final production strongly reflected in the condition of the budget which has a regime of Alexander Lukashenko.
It can be assumed that the oil game waged by Moscow is caused by another reset between Minsk and the West. This process took, among others, Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki the Deputy Prime Minister paid an official visit to Belarus. It raised during the many energy issues. President Lukashenko does not remain passive and actively responds to the course taken by Russia. In October he reported among about talks with Iran for the supply of crude oil, in addition to Belarus he hits the delivery of Azerbaijani oil. It is about 84 thousand. Tons of Azerbaijani raw material, which was delivered to Odessa and transported by rail. These movements most analysts quite normally treated as a routine piece of traditional tug-Belarusian-Russian relations. However, the realities of the oil markets in Central Europe rapidly changing best example is the first in the history of long-term contract PKN Orlen and Saudi Arabia's Saudi Aramco. These processes do not bypass Belarus.
Ukraine leads several months active discussions regarding the use of the Odessa-Brody pipeline and officially admits that talks with Azerbaijan on this issue. No coincidence that in September, Ukrainian Ukrtransnafta announced the "technological readiness" infrastructure for such an operation and stressed that "the pipeline filled with Azeri oil." Where would he be getting Caspian raw material? It depends on the time horizon, which we accept. Ultimately, perhaps even to the Polish uprising if the connection Brody-Adamowo in the so-called. Euro-Asian Oil Transportation Corridor. Currently -if will overcome the barriers of political to the Czech Republic or just to Belarus.
"This time, Lukashenko is determined and is not joking" - tell us independently of each other, two high-ranking managers of the companies involved in the oil industry, which place their interests in the region of Central Europe. "It is also important that for the first time in the history of the Ukrainian team working on the use of the Odessa-Brody does not have Russian influence - Ukrainians are absolutely determined," - adds one of our sources. "The pipeline was filled with Azeri oil a few years ago. Why is it so hard now communicated? Precisely because flagella have been dissolved, and the first concrete talks at the level of companies and intergovernmental levels in the region took place. The case is gradually communicated to the Russians "- adds our interlocutor.
Meanwhile, President Alexander Lukashenko on November 27 announced that soon will increase the cost of transit of Russian oil through Belarusian section of the Friendship pipeline by 20%. Nov. 28 while he was on an official visit in Baku. He suggested there his mediation in the Karabakh conflict (in terms of conflict of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh occupied by Armenians) in exchange for the launch of oil supplies to Belarus.
http://www.energetyka24.com/501287,zrodla-energetyka24-lukaszenka-nie-blefuje-moze-siegnac-po-scenariusz-wenezuelski