KIEV, Jan. 5 – A first batch of 80,000 tons of Azeri Light crude oil arrived in Ukraine late December to be refined at facilities of Kremenchuk oil refinery (Ukrtatnafta), the enterprise reported.

“In general, it is planned that 1.3 million tons will be delivered to Ukrtatnafta in 2017,” the refinery said.

According to Interfax-Ukraine, the first batch of Azeri Light oil was accepted in Odessa. The crude oil is delivered to the refinery by rail. After replacing Urals oil to Azeri Light in the Odessa-Kremenchuk oil pipeline the crude oil will be delivered to the refinery using the Ukrtransnafta’s pipeline.