BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

15/02/2007

Russian oil transit tariff via Belarus raised by one-third

MOSCOW. Feb 15 (Interfax) - The tariff for the transit of Russian oil via Belarus will be raised by more than 30% on February 15.

In line with a resolution from the Belarussian Economics Ministry, starting from February 15, the tariff charged by Gomeltransneft Druzhba to transit oil along the Unecha (Vysokoye) - Adamova Zastava route is increasing by 35% to $3.5 (not including VAT) for one tonne of oil, and on the Unecha (Vysokoye) - Brody route - 31.6% to $1.5 per tonne.

As a result, the average tariff to transport oil through Belarus will be $0.6 per tonne over 100 km.

Source:

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/26.html?menu=2&id_issue=11679298

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