Belarus Railways gears up to transport two more consignments of Venezuelan oil

MINSK, 28 July (BelTA) – The Belarusian Railways is gearing up to transport two more consignments of Venezuela oil. The sixth and seventh tankers have already left Venezuela for Belarus, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Railways.

The sixth tanker is expected to arrive at the seaport of Odessa on 1 August. The seventh tanker is heading to the Muuga seaport in Estonia. The arrival is scheduled on 8 August.

The press service noted that the first train with Venezuelan oil from Estonia is expected in Belarus on 20 July. As of today two trains, or 120 cars, have been filled with oil already in the Estonian seaport and are waiting for customs clearance. The first train is to start for Belarus tonight, 28 July. “It is scheduled to arrive in Novopolotsk on 30 July. The second train will be in Novopolotsk on 31 July,” the press service said.

The Belarusian Railways also handles transportation of the fourth consignment of Venezuelan oil via Ukraine. Seventeen trains have been loaded already. Fourteen of them have already arrived in Mozyr where oil is refined by Mozyr oil refinery. The oil will have been fully discharged from the tanker into trains at the port of Odessa approximately on 31 July.

The agreement to deliver Venezuelan oil to Belarus was signed in March this year. Under the agreement between the presidents of the two countries, Venezuela will deliver around 4 million tonnes of oil within 12 months to Belarus. The first consignment of oil from Venezuela (80,000 tonnes) was delivered to Mozyr in May.