First batch of Venezuelan crude arrives in Navapolatsk

The first train with the Venezuelan crude oil on Saturday arrived in Navapolatsk. The crude will be processed at a local refinery, Naftan
This is the fifth batch of crude oil from Venezuela. It was earlier shipped to the Ukrainian port of Odessa and later to a refinary in Mozyr. Now, the crude was delivered for the first time via Estonia. 20 trains will be formed in order to transport 80,000 tons of crude from Estonia to Navapolatsk, reports First TV Channel.

Naftan management hopes the deliveries of oil from Venezuela will boost the financial and economic situation of the refinery.