Belarus begins cleanup of section of Druzhba pipeline leading to Novopolotsk

Belarus has begun cleaning up a section of the Druzhba pipeline that runs to the city of Novopolotsk, after major Russian oil contamination, and its entire clean-up operation should be completed by mid-August, state oil firm Belneftekhim said on Friday.

There remain 620,000 tonnes of contaminated oil on Belarusian territory, Belneftekhim said.