Russia plans to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline from May 1. Reuters reports this, citing sources, writes UNN.
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The interlocutors, on condition of anonymity, noted that the adjusted oil export schedule has already been sent to Kazakhstan and Germany.
The publication notes that the halt in Kazakh oil supplies will add uncertainty to Germany's energy supply, as the war between Iran and Israel disrupts energy supplies from the Middle East, just a few years after Berlin's long-standing energy ties with Russia were destroyed by the war in Ukraine.
Kazakh oil exports to Germany via the Russian Druzhba pipeline in 2025 amounted to 2.146 million metric tons, or about 43,000 barrels per day, which is 44% more than in 2024, and in the first quarter of 2026 - 730,000 tons.
A complete cessation of supplies would mean a loss of approximately 17% of up to 12 million tons of oil per year processed by the German PCK refinery - one of the largest in the country, located in the city of Schwedt in the northeast. Fuel from this plant supplies 9 out of 10 cars in the Berlin and Brandenburg region.
The Russian Ministry of Energy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was unaware of plans to stop oil exports.
The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan and the German government also did not provide prompt comments.
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