Oil and Gas

Lukashenka may discuss the stranded gas deal with Putin in Kyrgyzstan, which hosts the Council of Head of States of CIS members.
The talks between Belarus' DPM Uladzimir Syamashka and his Russian counterpart Arkadi Dvorkovich were unsuccessful.
The Belarus President reminds Vice Prime Minister about Plan B on gas and oil supplies after talks in Russia get stranded.
Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak says the talks on natural gas and oil supplies to Belarus are still in progress.
Export duty on crude oil is set at $80 per ton effective from September 1, under the Council of Ministers' resolution from today.
Minsk and Moscow have agreed on a new pricing scheme for Russian gas, Kommersant reports.
Belarusian PM Andrei Kabyakou is in Moscow for talks with Russian PM Dmitri Medvedev to discuss gas price and other issues.
The new decree will come into force on September 1, 2016.
No decisions have been made yet.