Russian crude deliveries to Belarusian refineries have been suspended since January 1, a spokesman for Russian pipeline operator Transneft said Friday, after the former Soviet republic failed to agree on terms of crude Russian deliveries for 2020. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now He added that transit of Russian crude via Belarus to the Baltic Sea and Central Europe was unaffected by the halt in supplies. The suspension comes after Russia and Belarus failed to agree on a new oil supply deal by the end of 2019, when the previous agreement expired. Belarus’ two refineries — the 240,000 b/d Mozyr plant and the 190,000 b/d Naftan facility — are both supplied with Russian Urals crude via the Druzhba pipeline to Central Europe. Belarusian President […]