OREANDA-NEWS. May 04, 2010. The effectiveness of Venezuelan oil supplies to Belarus will clear up by mid-May, Director General of Belarusian Oil Company Vladimir Zubkov.

Mozyr Oil Refinery will get the complete first batch of Venezuelan oil on 12-13 May. According to the Director General, after that oil will be supplied within the framework of a Belarusian-Venezuelan joint venture which is supposed to be created by 30 June.

In 2010 Venezuelan oil supplies to Belarus may reach 4 million tonnes. A year later the figure may soar up to 10 million tonnes, remarked Vladimir Zubkov.