Oil transit through Ukraine to Europe declined to 1.326 million tonnes in January 2017, 13.5% or 157.3 million tonnes more than in the same period last year, Ukrtransnafta has reported.

Oil shipment to refineries in Ukraine in January 2017 totaled 117,400 tonnes.

In other words, transit shipments accounted for 91.9% of all crude oil transportation and refinery supplies accounted for 8.1%.

As reported, oil transit through Ukraine to Europe declined to 13.822 million tonnes in 2016, 8.8% or 1.331 million tonnes less than in the same period last year. Oil shipment to refineries in Ukraine in 2016 declined by 12.5% or 200,800 tonnes to 1.406 tonnes.

Ukrtransnafta, 100% of whose shares are in the trust management of Naftogaz Ukrainy, is the operator of the national oil transportation system.

Ukrtransnafta's trunk oil pipeline system, which includes pipes from 159 mm to 1,220 mm in diameters, stretches 4,767 kilometers and through 19 Ukrainian regions. It has annual capacity to accept 114 million tonnes for shipment and to supply 56.3 million tonnes to Europe.