OREANDA-NEWS. September 23, 2011. State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is starting direct oil supplies to refinery in Czech Republic.

Vice-President of SOCAR Elshad Nasirov has reported that all issues on Azeri Light oil supply to Kralupi-Vltava refinery in Czech Republic have been solved.

" The question is about 2 million tons of oil annually to be supplied via Odessa –Brodi oil pipeline and section of Friendship" pipeline ",- E. Nasirov said.

At that oil supplies to refinery in Slovakia are not ruled out but it demands solution of quality bank issues and free capacities of " Friendship" pipeline.

" This year we will supply about 2 million tons of oil to the Carpathians, Galichin and Kremenchug refineries in Ukraine. The same volume is meant for 2012",- E. Nasirov noted.