Belarusian oil transportation enterprises will be corporatized by the end of 2009

November 16, Minsk / Milena Anufrienok - BELTA /. Belarusian oil transportation enterprises will be corporatized by the end of 2009. This was announced today at a press conference in Minsk by the General Director of RUP "Gomeltransneft" Druzhba "Sergey Sosnovsky, reports BELTA correspondent. "Gomeltransneft" Druzhba "and Novopolotsk oil transportation enterprise" Druzhba "will be transformed into joint-stock companies with a 100 percent state share. "We are successfully implementing this task now," said Sergey Sosnovsky. The General Director emphasized that Belarusian enterprises are reliable partners of Russia in ensuring oil supplies and transit through the territory of the republic. Annually, about 80 million tons of oil are pumped through Gomel "Druzhba", and about 10 million tons through Novopolotsk. -0-