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OIL: Russia's Druzhba Pipeline Suspended Since Dec. 19: Reuters

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Oil supplies via Russia's Druzhba pipeline have been suspended since Dec. 19, according to Reuters sources but the cause of the problem was unclear.

  • Transneft had detected a problem at the Unecha pumping station in Russia's Bryansk region close to the Belarus border, sources said.
  • Druzhba had been supplying about 300kb/d to refineries in Hungary and Slovakia.
  • Czech refiner Orlen Unipetrol said that "crude oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline are currently uninterrupted".
  • One source suggested a resolution within a couple of days, but another said the suspension would be until month end. 
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Oil supplies via Russia's Druzhba pipeline have been suspended since Dec. 19, according to Reuters sources but the cause of the problem was unclear.

  • Transneft had detected a problem at the Unecha pumping station in Russia's Bryansk region close to the Belarus border, sources said.
  • Druzhba had been supplying about 300kb/d to refineries in Hungary and Slovakia.
  • Czech refiner Orlen Unipetrol said that "crude oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline are currently uninterrupted".
  • One source suggested a resolution within a couple of days, but another said the suspension would be until month end.