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President: Naftan should become essential in ensuring energy security of Belarus

Naftan Oil Refinery should become a key enterprise in ensuring energy security of Belarus, president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said today at a sitting in Novopolotsk focusing on the preparedness of Belarus to work in new energy pricing environment. The main task is to elevate Naftan to the highest world level, the president said. The company needs to be upgraded in such a way so that it could become as attractive for oil processing companies as possible; so that the latter seek to cooperate with Naftan. For this, there is a need to focus on such factors as the level of oil processing, specifications and quality of products, diversification of material sources and efficiency of all departments and manufactures of the company. “Why is the preference given to Naftan? Because this company has a good experience in upgrading production and has good development prospects,” Alexander Lukashenko said. The tasks are the same for Mozyr Oil Refinery and other companies of the petrochemical industry of the country, the Belarusian leader said. “The analysis of work of concrete companies of the petrochemical industry should become a basis for the development of optimal measures for the entire national economy in connection with a dramatic change in energy prices,” the head of state said.