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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
Pipeline leak triggers Gulf of Mexico oil spill

17 Apr 2026-11:02
Libya launches trial of new gas pipeline to boost exports

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has begun a trial operation of a long-delayed natural gas pipeline, marking a key step in efforts to ease production bottlenecks and strengthen export capacity.

14 Apr 2026-16:58
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
Iraq set to update pipeline for direct oil exports from Kirkuk to Türkiye

Iraq intends to reactivate an inactive pipeline that will allow oil to be directly transported to Türkiye's Ceyhan port, bypassing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), according to Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani.

16 Mar 2026-19:59
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

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