Russia to halt supplies of Kazakh oil to Germany via Druzhba pipeline — Reuters
According to Ukrinform, Reuters stated this in an article.
"Russia is set to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline starting from May 1," three Reuters sources said today.
The sources, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said that a revised oil export schedule had been sent to Kazakhstan and Germany.
Russia's Ministry of Energy did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was unaware of any steps to stop oil exports. "We will try to check it," Peskov told reporters during a daily conference call.
"Russia's political and business relations with Germany have been frayed by the conflict in Ukraine," Reuters writes.
"Deliveries of Russian oil were halted after the start of the war and Berlin placed the local units of Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft (ROSN.MM), opens new tab under trusteeship in 2022," the report says.
Exports of Kazakh oil to Germany via the Russian Druzhba pipeline in 2025 amounted to 2.146 million metric tonnes, or about 43,000 barrels per day, which is 44% more than in 2024.
Kazakhstan supplies oil to Germany via the northern branch of the Druzhba pipeline, which runs through Poland.
Supplies have been repeatedly disrupted by Ukrainian drone attacks on the pipeline within Russian territory.
Germany's PCK refinery, one of the country's largest, located in the northeastern city of Schwedt, is partly supplied with Kazakh oil transported through the pipeline after Russian oil deliveries stopped following the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
As Ukrinform reported, on October 22, 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on companies Lukoil and Rosneft. The restrictions on the largest oil producers were introduced "due to Russia's lack of serious commitment to the peace process aimed at ending the war in Ukraine." However, this week the Trump administration extended an exemption allowing Lukoil retail gas stations to operate outside Russia until the end of October.
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