One of the two lines of the pipeline has been closed, the Polish operator PERN announced on Wednesday, adding that the causes of the leak were not known.
One of the two lines of the Druzhba pipeline linking Russia to Germany has been closed following a leak detected in central Poland, the Polish operator PERN announced on Wednesday.
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“The causes of the incident are not known at this time – pumping in the damaged line was immediately stopped. Line 2 of the pipeline is operating normally“, said PERN in a press release specifying that the leak was detected on Tuesday evening.
Russian oil deliveries to Germanyare not interrupted“Assured the German Ministry of Economy on Wednesday. “Security of supply in Germany is currently guaranteed. The two refineries in Schwedt and Leuna continue to receive crude oil via Poland and the Druzhba pipeline. These deliveries are not interrupted“, he said in a press release.
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