Belarus to assess tainted oil losses after Aug-Sept maintenance - source

Belarus will assess its direct losses from major Russian oil contamination once maintenance has been carried out at its refineries over August and September, a source close to talks between Russia and Belarus told Reuters on Friday.

Russia has agreed to supply 30,000 tonnes of crude oil to Belarus's Naftan refinery to compensate for a shortfall of supply due to the contamination, the source said. Russia and Belarus are discussing the possibility of Russia supplying a further 170,000 tonnes of crude to Belarus, the source said.