21:32 25 April 2019
Poland halts oil imports from Russia over quality concerns
Poland suspended oil imports via the Russian Druzhba pipeline over quality issues, the Ministry of Energy said. "The level of contamination can cause physical damage to refinery installations," it wrote in the statement. The Ministry added that the continuity of oil supplies to the Polish market will be ensured. In the case of prolonged lack of supplies, the oil will be imported via an alternative route, ie by Naftoport in Gdańsk, it specified.
On April 19, the Belarusian side reported a sharp deterioration of the quality of the Russian oil. Russia's Energy Ministry referred to technical issues as a reason for oil contamination and promised to solve the issue quickly. "Clean and quality crude oil will be at the border with Belarus as early as on April 29, on Monday," Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak cited by the Russian news agency TASS said.
(ISBnews)
