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The Belarusian Railway Community prepared a study on the rail export of petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gases and petrochemical products from Belarus. The study provides data for 2025 and January-April 2026.
In 2025, 4.04 million tons of petroleum products (70,284 railcars) were shipped for export by rail. In January-April 2026, another 34,941 railcars carrying 2.03 million tons were transported. This amounted to 50.1% of the total volume for all of 2025. The average monthly tonnage for the first four months was 50.3% higher than the 2025 average.
An overwhelming majority of shipments went to Russia. A total of 99.3% of the tonnage in 2025 and 99.93% in January-April 2026 passed through Russian port hubs or was destined for points on the Russian railway network. Direct shipments to Lithuania and Latvia accounted for less than 0.5% of the total volume.
The Belarusian Railway Community noted a change in the structure of shippers. The Mazyr Oil Refinery remained in first place, but its share fell from 59.3% to 50.0%. The share of Belneftekhim-Trans increased from 18.2% to 37.4%, and in the first four months of 2026 the company shipped more cargo than it had in the whole of 2025. The average monthly volumes of Naftan and Logistic Energy LLC were 21.3% and 55.5% below the 2025 average, respectively.
Gasoline, fuel oil, diesel and jet fuel, and gas oil accounted for 87.7% of shipments in 2025 and 83.2% in January-April 2026. At the same time, the share of gasoline and fuel oil fell from 69.2% to 65.0%, while the average monthly volumes of diesel and jet fuel, as well as oils, were significantly higher than the 2025 averages.
“The port geography has expanded within the Russian system, but no independent alternative has emerged. The reduction in the northwestern route began as early as the second half of 2024. In the shipments under review in 2025, southern and Caspian destinations accounted for a larger share, while in January-April 2026 the share of Luzhskaya declined, whereas Avtovo, Trusovo and Novolesnaya became more prominent in the port flow. …
The higher average monthly intensity was accompanied by increased concentration. In January-April 2026, Barbarov and Novopolotsk stations accounted for 99.9% of the tonnage, while four stations and four terminal recipients accounted for about 95% of the port flow. There are now more opportunities to redistribute shipments within the Russian network, but dependence on two Belarusian hubs and a limited number of terminals has remained,” the Belarusian Railway Community said.
In 2026, shipments to Kola station for First Murmansk Terminal LLC were recorded for the first time. Logistic Energy LLC sent 192 railcars carrying 10,752 tons of gasoline on this route.