Kazakh oil to flow to Belarus soon

Kazakhstan may start supplying crude oil to refineries in Belarus this year, Kazakh Ambassador in Minsk Anatoliy Smirnov told reporters in Minsk on Tuesday.  Smirnov: "After sorting out the issues associated with the Customs Union from January 1, we have an opportunity to ship crude oil to two refineries in Belarus. Earlier, we faced high transportation tariffs. But today, when the Customs Union has been set up, there is a prospect of pumping oil to your refineries, rpocessing it and ship it further to the European Union".

According to Anatoliy Smirnov, Kazakhstan is prepared to supply 'any volume' of  crude oil to Belarusian refineries.