BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

17/03/2010

Belarus' PM: Russia to supply 21.5 mln tns of oil to Belarus 2010

BREST, Belarus, Mar 17 (PRIME-TASS) -- Russia is expected to supply 21.5 million tonnes of oil to Belarus in 2010, including 6.3 million tonnes of duty-free oil, Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky told reporters late Tuesday after meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Russia-Belarus Union State's council of ministers.

The fuel and energy balances for Russia and Belarus for 2010 were approved on Tuesday, Sidorsky said.

Russia has supplied 1.9 million tonnes of duty-free oil to Belarus since January 27, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin told reporters.

Belarus will be able to save U.S. $1.6 billion rubles from duty-free oil supplies this year and $2.6 billion rubles from natural gas supplies due to the price it pays for Russian gas being lower than average gas prices for Europe, Putin said.

The price of gas for Belarus amounts to $169 per 1,000 cubic meters in January-March, while the price of gas for neighboring Ukraine is $304 per 1,000 cubic meters, Putin said.

Source:

http://www.prime-tass.com/news/show.asp?topicid=0&id=474917


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