Belorusneft

{{Short description|Belarusian petrochemical company}}

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| name = Belorusneft

| native_name = Белоруснефть

| native_name_lang = ru

| logo = Логотип Белоруснефть.svg

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| foundation = 1966

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| location_city = Gomel

| location_country = Belarus

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| area_served = Belarus, Russia, Venezuela, Ecuador

| key_people = Alexander Lyakhov (CEO)

| industry = Petrochemical industry

| products = oil, gas, fuel

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| parent = Belneftehim

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| homepage = {{url|https://www.belorusneft.by/}}

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File:Belorusneft petrol station in Minsk p03.jpg (September 2021)]]

Belorusneft ({{langx|ru|Государственное производственное объединение «Белоруснефть», Gosudarstvennoje proizvodstvennoje objedienije Belorusneft}}, {{langx|be|Беларуснафта, Belarusnafta}}) is a company operating in Belarus, which together with its parent company Belneftehim, is responsible for the country's largest network of service stations. According to Belorusneft's own announcement, its distribution network includes more than 500 stations, or 65% of all service stations in Belarus. The company is headquartered in Gomel.{{cite web| url = http://www.beloil.by/en/belarus/sales/petrol-gas-stations/| title = Petrol Station and Gas Station Chain| publisher = Belorusneft, beloil.by| access-date = 12 June 2013| language = en| archive-date = 20 August 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130820062613/http://beloil.by/en/belarus/sales/petrol-gas-stations/| url-status = dead}}{{cite web| url = http://wbi.beloil.by/beloil-map/?lang=en| title = Belorusneft - Map (of fuel stations)| publisher = Belorusneft, beloil.by| access-date = 12 June 2013| language = en| archive-date = 13 August 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130813183428/http://wbi.beloil.by/beloil-map/?lang=en| url-status = dead}}{{cite web| url = http://www.beloil.by/ru/contacts/| title = Kontaktnaja informatsija| publisher = Belorusneft, beloil.by| access-date = 12 June 2013| language = ru| archive-date = 17 June 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130617085915/http://www.beloil.by/ru/contacts/| url-status = dead}}{{cite web | url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=59536400| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130627021213/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=59536400| url-status = dead| archive-date = June 27, 2013| title = Company Overview of Republic Unitary Enterprise Production Association Belorusneft| publisher = Bloomberg Businessweek, businessweek.com| access-date = 12 June 2013| language = en}}

History

Belorusneft is a production company and was established in 1966.{{cite web| url = http://www.beloil.by/en/about/| title = History| publisher = Belorusneft, beloil.by| access-date = 12 June 2013| language = en| archive-date = 20 August 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130820103509/http://beloil.by/en/about/| url-status = dead}} In 1980s, Belorusneft engineers and drillers were active in the exploration of the West Siberian petroleum basin in Russian SFSR. In 1986, 5729 workers of Belorusneft worked in Siberia (38.9% of overall number of workers of the organization). After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the cooperation between Belarusian Belorusneft and Russian government continued.Monzul U. [https://www.academia.edu/43317049/_Исходя_из_взаимной_заинтересованности_участие_БССР_в_освоении_Западно-Сибирского_нефтегазового_комплекса «Исходя из взаимной заинтересованности» (участие БССР в освоении Западно-Сибирского нефтегазового комплекса)]. In: Archives and office work. 2020. No 3. P. 118–125.

Significance

Belorusneft activities included exploration and production of natural gas and oil (including abroad), natural gas processing, thermal energy production (Svietlahorsk thermal power plant: electricity generation capacity 21 MW, heat generation capacity 19 Gcal/h) and service station operations.

Belorusneft's fuel distribution stations, for example, are in competition with Russian Lukoil's highway and metropolitan service stations, although they are nowhere near as numerous in number.{{cite web| url = http://www.lukoil.by/rus/set/karta/| title = Lukoil - Karta AES| publisher = Lukoil, lukoil.by| access-date = 12 June 2013| language = en| archive-date = 2 July 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130702220402/http://www.lukoil.by/rus/set/karta| url-status = dead}}

In 2011, Belorusneft was sanctioned by the United States Department of State for doing business with Iran.[https://foreignpolicy.com/2011/03/29/state-department-sanctions-belarus-firm-for-doing-business-with-iran-gop-not-satisfied/ State Department sanctions Belarus firm for doing business with Iran; GOP not satisfied]

The company was excluded from the Belneftekhim concern on 16 July 2021.[https://money.onliner.by/2021/07/17/belorusneft-vyveli-iz-podchineniya-belneftexima «Белоруснефть» вывели из подчинения попавшего под санкции «Белнефтехима»] International sanctions imposed on Belneftekhim, including its placement in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, were suggested to be the reason of the move.[https://ej.by/news/companies/2021/07/17/begom-ot-sanktsiy-belorusneft-kak-kogda-to-belaruskaliy.html Бегом от санкций. «Белоруснефть», как когда-то «Беларуськалий», вывели из состава «Белнефтехима»]

On 2 December 2021, Belorusneft was added to the sanctions list of the European Union.{{cite web|url = https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2021:430I:FULL&from=EN|title = COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/2124 of 2 December 2021 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus|author = |date = 2021-12-02|work = Official Journal of the European Union|language = en|accessdate = 2021-12-23|archive-date = 2021-12-15|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211215212949/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2021:430I:FULL&from=EN|url-status = live}} Switzerland joined the EU sanctions on 20 December.{{Cite web |url=https://www.seco.admin.ch/seco/en/home/Aussenwirtschaftspolitik_Wirtschaftliche_Zusammenarbeit/Wirtschaftsbeziehungen/exportkontrollen-und-sanktionen/sanktionen-embargos/sanktionsmassnahmen/suche_sanktionsadressaten.html |title=Searching for subjects of sanctions |url-status=live |work=State Secretariat for Economic Affairs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401105021/https://www.seco.admin.ch/seco/en/home/Aussenwirtschaftspolitik_Wirtschaftliche_Zusammenarbeit/Wirtschaftsbeziehungen/exportkontrollen-und-sanktionen/sanktionen-embargos/sanktionsmassnahmen/suche_sanktionsadressaten.html |archive-date=2018-04-01 }} In October 2022, Ukraine also blacklisted the company.{{cite web|url=https://sanctions.nazk.gov.ua/en/sanction-company/7006/|title=State Production Association "Belorusneft"|work=National Agency for Prevention of Corruption}}