Kulevi oil refinery has completed the replacement of Russian raw materials

According to Black Sea Petroleum LLC, the Kulevi oil refinery began processing entirely non-Russian raw materials from August 23. According to the company's statement, with this step, they have successfully completed the process of replacing Russian oil. 1TV+3

This was preceded by a transition period, which included July and the first three weeks of August, during which the plant processed Kazakh crude oil along with Russian oil. On August 30, the ship KRITI LEGEND arrived at the port of Kulevi, which brought up to 90,000 tons of Libyan crude oil within the framework of a long-term contract signed on July 3. 1TV+3

According to the company, this fulfilled the raw material diversification plan announced on July 1 and 31. In addition, according to 1tv, it became known in July that the Kulevi oil refinery was included in the 21st package of EU sanctions, where a six-month period was provided for the implementation of the sanctions. 1TV+3