The United States announced the creation of a grade of oil that can be used in Belarus and Poland.
White Eagle Blend is a specially prepared crude oil blend whose parameters are very similar to the Russian Urals blend currently used in Polish and Belarusian refineries. Thus, oil from Russia can be squeezed out of the markets of these countries.
The main problem of using American oil in Belarus is the fuel delivery structure, which was created at the time to transport oil from Russia. Minsk receives alternative products from Norwegians, Saudis and Americans through Klaipeda, but these deliveries are not so significant so far.
Firstly, it is cheaper to deliver oil from Russia; secondly, refineries in Poland and Belarus are set to process Russian raw materials.
A first tanker with 80,000 tons of American White Eagle Blend will be delivered to Belarus in August 2020.
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White Eagle Blend (WEB)
The WEB is a mixture of three grades of oil, it is designed for European refineries.
