ODESA, APRIL 11th, 2011, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — Odesa port will keep processing oil from Venezuela, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

The press service of Odesa Commercial Sea port has informed about it today, 11 April, with reference to Embassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela to Russia and Ukraine Mr Hugo José García Hernández.

According to the press service, a delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela headed by Embassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela to Russia and Ukraine Mr Hugo José García Hernández visited the Odesa port. The delegation was made hosted by the port CEO Nikolay Pavliuk and first deputy chief of the port Yuri Vaska. The visit of Venezuelan guests was introductory.

According to the envoy, the government of this Latin American country is interested in expanding trade relations with Ukraine, development of cooperation in tourism education. Of particular interest are the Ukrainian ports, and, above all, Odesa, thanks to its geographical location. One of the best examples of cooperation between the two countries — the supply of oil through the port of Odesa on Belarus. In turn, the Venezuelan side is interested in the supply of Ukrainian machinery and equipment.

N. Pavliuk to the guests about the possibilities of Odesa port for transshipment of goods such as liquid and dry, including containers.

According to N. Pavlyuk, oil terminal port can take all kinds of petroleum products — imports and exports. The complex is able to process up to 24 million tons, but today it gruzoperevalka — at the level of 14-15 million tons

«At the same terminal, we processed Venezuelan oil to Belarus. For the year to April 2010, handled 17 tankers handled 1 million 298 thousand 800 tonnes in the port of oil is reloaded into the tanks, and then by train arrives at the Mozyr Oil Refinery , — said the chief port.

Hugo Jose Garcia Hernandez N. Pavliuk assured that in the future, Venezuelan oil will be processed through the port of Odesa.