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Druzhba Oil Pipeline

Kazakhstan to reroute oil exports after Druzhba halt

28 Apr 2026-16:50
How the Druzhba oil pipeline works: Europe’s main oil artery

The Druzhba (Friendship) oil pipeline system is one of the largest and longest oil pipeline networks in the world. Constructed in the early 1960s during the Soviet era, it was designed to integrate the energy systems of Eastern Bloc countries and ensure a stable supply of crude oil to industrial centres across Europe.

24 Apr 2026-10:51
Druzhba – a pipeline turned into a source of discord

23 Apr 2026-10:02
Russia cuts oil output as attacks hit key infrastructure

Russia has reduced oil production in April following a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on key energy infrastructure and ongoing disruptions to export routes, according to industry sources.

21 Apr 2026-15:39
Zelensky: Druzhba pipeline repairs due this spring

Ukraine expects to complete repairs on the Druzhba oil pipeline this spring, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, as tensions continue over energy transit routes involving Europe.

10 Apr 2026-11:15
EU plans €90B Ukraine loan despite Hungary’s resistance

Next week, EU leaders will meet in Brussels to convince Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to back the loan. This funding could cover around two-thirds of Ukraine’s financial needs for 2026–2027.

11 Mar 2026-15:58
Fico claims secret satellite images prove Druzhba pipeline is intact

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says he has access to satellite imagery showing that the Druzhba oil pipeline running through Ukraine has not been significantly damaged, contradicting Kyiv’s earlier claims.

05 Mar 2026-09:12
UK lifts sanctions on Druzhba oil pipeline

The U.K.'s latest sanctions on Russia have excluded an oil pipeline that lies at the heart of a contentious dispute between Hungary and EU leaders.

24 Feb 2026-20:24
Kiev proposes EU use Odessa-Brody oil pipeline over Druzhba

Ukraine has proposed using the Odessa-Brody pipeline for oil transit to Hungary and Slovakia, according to a letter from the Ukrainian mission to the EU sent to the European Commission on February 20.

21 Feb 2026-17:27
EU looks to restrict Russian oil supplies via Druzhba pipeline

20 Sep 2025-21:23

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