Section: Belarus
Belorusneft to use new technology to step up oil extraction in Ukraine
The technology provides for drilling filtration channels up to 100m long at the right angle to the well shaft. The approach increases drainage area and can connect remote parts of the oil-bearing stratum with the well shaft, thus increasing oil recovery. …read more Source:...
How Belarusian oil imports change geopolitics in Eastern Europe
On 31 October, several years after imports of non-Russian oil into Belarus ceased, the first cargo train carrying Azerbaijani oil reached a refinery in the Belarusian city of Mazyr. Although the Belarusian government has so far imported only a limited amount of alternative oil, Minsk has nevertheless demonstrated to other nations that this is...
Lukashenko, Poroshenko discuss Belarus-Ukraine agenda, Belavia incident over phone
The two heads of state talked over the agenda of bilateral relations, and also trade and economic cooperation prospects. …read more Source:...
Subsidies for Ukrainian farmers to buy Belarusian machines under consideration
The official said: “As far as manufacturing cooperation in the production sector is concerned, it is important for us to gather in more crops in conditions of the strong agribusiness industry. It can be done by making more Belarusian machines and vehicles in Ukraine and by giving farmers subsidies to buy them.” …read more Source:...
Belarus, Ukraine agree to remove trade barriers
Vladimir Semashko said: “On the eve of the session and during the session we agreed to remove the few barriers that still stood in the way of Belarus-Ukraine trade. We have come up with a scheme to prevent the emergence of such barriers. We have decided how we are going to take care of these issues once they crop up.” …read more Source:...
Ukraine considering refining oil in Belarus
There is the possibility to supply oil for processing on a give-and-take basis, Ukraine Vice Prime Minister Gennady Zubko said at a meeting of the Belarusian-Ukrainian intergovernmental joint commission on trade. …read more Source:...
Call for new ways to raise Belarus-Ukraine trade to $8bn
The Deputy Prime Minister reminded that Belarus-Ukraine trade totaled $8 billion in 2012, however, the figure has been falling due to objective and subjective reasons. “We have the potential to restore the trade turnover we had in the past within the next two years,” stressed the official. …read more Source:...
What does a New Cold War mean for Belarus?
Sergei Shoigu and Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Photo: www.arms-expo.ru Last week’s visit by the Russian Minister of Defence clearly demonstrated the Kremlin’s intentions to undermine the image of Belarus as a country with a predictable and neutral military and foreign policy. The confrontation between NATO and Russia, as a manifestation of...
Contact group on Ukraine to reconvene in Minsk on 23 November
Martin Sajdik said that participants of the negotiations held on 9 November underlined the need to fully implement the decision on withdrawing heavy weapon systems and clearing the mines. As far as security is concerned, tensions along the contact line are on the rise. …read more Source:...
Climate improvement in Minsk talks on Ukraine
“I am glad to state that the climate during discussions about all the humanitarian affairs has improved noticeably. This is why I hope for progress in this sphere soon,” said Martin Sajdik. …read more Source:...
