{"id":174811,"date":"2026-02-09T11:45:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174811\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"bielnaftachim-praises-performance-of-belarusian-oil-refineries-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174811\/","title":{"rendered":"Bie\u0142naftachim praises performance of Belarusian oil refineries in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mozyr_npz_vestnik_belneftehima_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mozyr_npz_vestnik_belneftehima_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mozyr_npz_vestnik_belneftehima_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mozyr_npz_vestnik_belneftehima_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mozyr_npz_vestnik_belneftehima_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mozyr_npz_vestnik_belneftehima_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Mazyr oil refinery, Homiel region\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Vestnik Belneftekhima)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 9, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian oil refineries in Navapo\u0142ack, Viciebsk region, and Mazyr, Homiel region, ended 2025 with solid financial results and remain \u201con a positive track,\u201d said Alaksandar D\u017eus of the Belarusian petrochemical giant Bie\u0142naftachim\u2019s financial department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with <em>Vestnik Belneftekhima<\/em>, the executive praised cost-cutting measures and \u201csignificant state support,\u201d while citing \u201cdifficult economic conditions and turbulence in the debt and currency markets\u201d in Russia as key challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volha Rubanik, head of Naftan\u2019s finance department, said the company needs to reduce its credit burden to an \u201coptimal level.\u201d She also stressed the importance of \u201csearching for payment mechanisms and alternative forms of financing,\u201d including the use of \u201cexotic\u201d currencies and digital platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Belarusian oil refineries are under Western sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December 2025, Belarus boosted gasoline supplies to Russia amid fuel shortages resulting from Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Belarus\u2019 fuel exports to Russia also surged 47 times year-on-year in October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mozyrski_npz_zhycce_palessia_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mozyrski_npz_zhycce_palessia_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mozyrski_npz_zhycce_palessia_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mozyrski_npz_zhycce_palessia_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mozyrski_npz_zhycce_palessia_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mozyrski_npz_zhycce_palessia_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Air defense system deployed at Mazyr oil refinery \u2014 reports<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 22, Pozirk. Last August, Belarus installed what appears to be a Russian-made Tor short-range surface-to-air missile system to defend the Mazyr oil refinery in the Homiel region, investigative journalists of Radio Liberty&#039;s Ukrainian service reported yesterday. Satellite images reviewed &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/172601\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ikan-belneftehim-belchemoil-by-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ikan-belneftehim-belchemoil-by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ikan-belneftehim-belchemoil-by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ikan-belneftehim-belchemoil-by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ikan-belneftehim-belchemoil-by-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ikan-belneftehim-belchemoil-by.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Bie\u0142naftachim finds willing partners and develops own solutions to cope with Western sanctions, CEO says<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 5, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 petrochemical giant Bie\u0142naftachim monitors new decisions by unfriendly countries, finds willing partners and develops own technological solutions to cope with Western sanctions, says its CEO Ilja Ikan in an interview published on January 5. \u201cWe have &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/170585\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the aricle<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 9, Pozirk. Belarusian oil refineries in Navapo\u0142ack, Viciebsk region, and Mazyr, Homiel region, ended 2025 with solid financial results and remain \u201con a positive track,\u201d said Alaksandar D\u017eus of the Belarusian petrochemical giant Bie\u0142naftachim\u2019s financial department. In an interview with Vestnik Belneftekhima, the executive praised cost-cutting measures and \u201csignificant state support,\u201d while citing \u201cdifficult [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":142087,"template":"","rubric":[17,14],"class_list":["post-174811","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bie\u0142naftachim praises performance of Belarusian oil refineries in 2025 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 9, Pozirk. 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