KYIV. Nov 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Belarus increased petroleum and diesel fuel supplies to Ukraine by 48% or 962,000 tonnes in January through September 2016, to 2.966 million tonnes, Commercial Director of CJSC Belarusian Oil Company (BelOil) Sergey Grib said at the Petroleum Ukraine conference organized by A-95 Consulting Group in Kyiv on Wednesday.
BelOil, in particular, shipped 2.934 million tonnes of petroleum and diesel fuel.
Grib said that Belarus’ share of total petroleum and diesel fuel imports to Ukraine reached 63% compared to 43% year-over-year.
He said that in January-September 2016 diesel fuel shipments from Belarus to Ukraine grew by 37.3% or 558,000 tonnes, to 2.053 million tonnes (2.033 million tonnes delivered by BelOil).
Belarus’ share of total diesel fuel imports to Ukraine was 57% compared to 44% year-over-year.
Petroleum shipments from Belarus to Ukraine grew by 79% or 403,000 tonnes, to 913,000 tonnes (901,000 tonnes delivered by BelOil). Belarus’ share of total petroleum imports to Ukraine was 82% compared to 43% year-over-year.
Shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Mozyr Oil Refinery (Belarus) to Ukraine rose by 4% or 2,872 tonnes, to 75,041 tonnes. Bitumen supplies soared by 2.4 times (133,298 tonnes), to 228,767 tonnes, and fuel oil supplies skyrocketed by 7.3 times or 196,039 tonnes, to 226,920 tonnes.
