NGV Expansion in Belarus Mooted at Top Meeting

Gas as a more widespread fuel for transport in Belarus was discussed at a meeting between the country's prime minister and Gazprom chairman Alexei Miller.

The two parties signed a comprehensive gas supply agreement last November, running till the end of 2014.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko praised the deal, which he said had removed worries for his nation. “I am very pleased that we no longer have to start a new year without an agreement on volumes or natural gas prices. I think we don’t see acute problems like that any more," he said, quoted by the Belarusian Telegraph Agency.

In a statement, Gazprom said  that intergovernmental agreements between Russia and Belarus had given a powerful impetus to economic development in the latter.

"Consumers in Belarus get gas at comfortable prices and have an additional advantage for manufacturing competitive products," Gazprom said. The Russian giant now owns Beltransgaz, the national gas infrastructure and transport company. 

An expansion of gas-powered vehicles (NGV) was also discussed at the meeting in the Belarus capital, Minsk.

See also: Belarus Seeks to Exchange Refineries for Access to Russian Oil and Gas Fields