The market for gasoline and diesel fuel in Ukraine rose slightly

As Ukrainian oil refineries shipped by 12.5% more gasoline than last year

The balance of the market of gasoline and diesel fuel in may 2017 amounted to 694 thousand tonnes, 4% more than in may 2016 (669 kt).

This is with reference to its own data according to “Consulting group a-95”.

The balance of gasoline dropped by 15% to 165 thousand tons While imports fell by 36% mainly due to the decrease in flow from Russia 29% (81 kt). In parallel, on the quarter of increased imports from Lithuania – up to 11 thousand tons.

Ukrainian refineries in may 2017 shipped 69.5 thousand tons of gasoline, which is 12.5% more than last year. The main contribution was made by “Ukrtatnafta” developing a production to 58.4 thousand tons (+23%). The company has reduced gasoline production by 22.4% to 11,1 thousand tons.

The market of diesel fuel in may 2017 rose 11% to 528,4 thousand tons While imports decreased to 437 thousand tons (-13%). Of them on Belarus had 210,4 thousand tons, which is 22% less than may 2016

Belarusian deliveries have substituted “pipe” volumes: in may, it was imported 149,5 thousand tonnes, or 60% more than in April. The may result was a record in 2017 of the total volume of Russian export of 23 tonnes was overloaded W/d in Gomel (Belarus). In addition, in may imported 12.2 thousand tons of Russian diesel fuel by sea.

Stabilized the volume of supply of DT from plants Orlen. From Lithuania and Poland were imported 48.7 thousand tonnes, 2% more than last year.

At the same time, diesel imports from Greece fell by a quarter to 12.5 million tonnes, and from Israel – 70% to 5.9 thousand tons.

Kremenchug refinery and Shebelynka gas processing plant, which ensured the growth of the diesel balance, having increased its production by 12% to 69,2 thousand tons.

“Consulting group A-95” said that the production of “Ukrtatnafta” is calculated based on an average output of light oil products and oil supplies to the plant, as PAO for unknown reasons, is not promptly reports on production figures from 2014

The growth of balances in may allowed us to align the cumulative balance of 2017 to the level of 2016 to 2.9 million tonnes.

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