yet hinge on how fast the work progresses in Bulgaria, seen by many as the project’s weakest link. The Bulgarian section faces a months-long delay. Notwithstanding that, Bulgarian Prime
Minister Boyko Borisov said on June 1 that his country aims to build on time its stretch of the pipeline that will bring Russian gas to Europe.
30 June 2020
RUSSIA IS THE MAIN OIL SUPPLIER FOR BELARUS. AN ALTERNATIVE? SYMBOLIC Following an oil struggle between Belarus and Russia, there have occurred some shifts in how Minsk buys its crude supplies. Its purchases come mostly from Russia yet with no firm guarantees. Thus Belarus has begun to import crude from elsewhere. But both logistics issues and price gaps make such trading somewhat an unstable alternative to Russian energy imports.
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ussia settled a months-long oil supply dispute with Belarus with a new trading volume. Belarus and Russia’s Energy Ministry
ag reed to deliver cr ude oil to Belar us throughout Q3 2020, Belarusian state oil company Belneftekhim said in a statement. The
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