The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) of the Republic of Belarus has increased tariffs for the transit pumping of oil from Russia and Kazakhstan to Europe, the Kommersant newspaper reports, citing the MART press service. For the Russian Federation, the tariff plan will be indexed by 10.2%, for Kazakhstan the increase will be 38%. The new conditions will come into force on February 1 of this year, as noted in MARCH.
The ministry also emphasized that the indexation of tariffs for transit routes will be carried out “based on the principle of their specific values.” The price per ton of oil on the route Unecha (Vysokoye) – Adamova Zastava will be 629.26 rubles. The direction allows oil to be pumped from Kazakhstan to Germany. The price per ton of Russian oil supplied to the EU (Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) will be 215.78 rubles. Pumping is carried out through the Unecha (Vysokoe)-Brody pipeline.
Previously, options for a new indexation of tariffs for the transportation of petroleum products to EU countries were discussed in Belarus. Minsk insisted on increasing prices for pumping oil through the northern and southern branches of the Druzhba pipeline. At the same time, the Belarusian side wanted an increase in the price of Russian oil by 14.5%. However, after consultations with Russian colleagues, it was decided to increase the cost by only 10.2%. Russia considered that it was necessary to develop cooperation on an equal basis and take into account the interests of partners from Kazakhstan. Subsequently, it was possible to fix mutually beneficial conditions for each of the parties.
The MART resolution is dated January 12, 2024.
Source: Rosbalt
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