Czechia has resumed receiving oil from Russia following a brief interruption of two days.
The flow through the Druzhba pipeline restarted early on Friday, December 6, as confirmed by Mariusz Wnuk, director of Orlen Unipetrol. “This morning, oil deliveries were resumed, and oil is once again flowing through the Druzhba pipeline to the Czech Republic,” Wnuk stated.
The disruption began on Wednesday, December 4, when Czech Minister of Industry and Trade, Lukas Vlcek, announced the suspension of oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline. A source cited by the Novinky portal suggested that the delay was likely due to “administrative issues,” with no indication that Russia intended to stop the oil supply.
Unipetrol, which operates two refineries in Czechia, noted that the delay in crude oil deliveries was due to factors “on the supplier’s side, beyond our control.”
Czechia imports about 8 million tonnes of oil each year from two main sources: nearly 60% through the Druzhba pipeline, which brings oil from Russia, and the remaining amount through the German IKL pipeline, which is linked to the Italian TAL pipeline starting in Trieste.
