{"id":160145,"date":"2025-10-15T17:56:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160145\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"minsk-moscow-agree-on-oil-refining-terms","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160145\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk, Moscow agree on oil refining terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MNPZ_mazyr_by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MNPZ_mazyr_by.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MNPZ_mazyr_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MNPZ_mazyr_by-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Mazyr oil refinery)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 15, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Belarus and Russia have agreed on oil refining terms, Prime Minister Alaksandar Tur\u010dyn told state media journalists after meeting with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deal will enable Belarus\u2019 oil refineries to operate with profit, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that oil refining was discussed in the context of \u201cthe oil market situation\u201d in neighboring countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tur\u010dyn pointed out that domestic oil supply was stable and no shortages were expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia is set to increase fuel imports from Belarus amid shortages caused by Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian energy infrastructure.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 1, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak asked Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to increase gasoline imports from Belarus to 300,000 tons in October, according to&nbsp;<em>Kommersant<\/em>. Belarus supplied 45,000 tons of fuel to Russia in September. Novak proposed increasing imports through the Transneft pipeline and refining oil in Belarus as part of a \u201cgive-and-take\u201d arrangement.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drone attacks on refineries\u2014some deep inside Russian territory\u2014surged in August and remained elevated throughout September, according to the&nbsp;<em>BBC<\/em>. Since January, 21 of Russia\u2019s 38 large refineries have been hit, with successful strikes already 48-percent higher than the total number in 2024.&nbsp;<em>Reuters<\/em>&nbsp;reported that Ukrainian strikes have disrupted at least 17 percent of Russia\u2019s oil refining capacity, and some regions have resorted to fuel rationing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/npz_vzryv_ryazan_telegram-354x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/npz_vzryv_ryazan_telegram-354x199.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/npz_vzryv_ryazan_telegram-734x413.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/npz_vzryv_ryazan_telegram-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/npz_vzryv_ryazan_telegram.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> The Viewer<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">The Viewer<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Moscow mobilizes \u0141uka\u0161enka to save Russia\u2019s \u201cgas pump\u201d<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Russia is set to increase fuel imports from Belarus amid shortages caused by Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian energy infrastructure. Belarus&#039; two refineries will need to operate at full capacity and sell fuel at low profit margins\u2014if they are able &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/longreads\/159332\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 15, Pozirk. Belarus and Russia have agreed on oil refining terms, Prime Minister Alaksandar Tur\u010dyn told state media journalists after meeting with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka today. The deal will enable Belarus\u2019 oil refineries to operate with profit, he said. He noted that oil refining was discussed in the context of \u201cthe oil market situation\u201d in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":95901,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-160145","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Minsk, Moscow agree on oil refining terms | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 15, Pozirk. 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