Due to Hungary’s position, the European Union is discussing a partial embargo on oil from Russia and may launch the Druzhba pipeline. The leaders of some European countries propose to abandon only offshore oil and limit supplies through pipelines, writes Bloomberg. In order for Hungary to be able to refuse the supply of Russian oil, […]
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Turkey says gas pipeline with Israel is not possible in the near future
A potential gas pipeline project between Turkey and Israel is not possible in the short term, and creating an alternative system to reduce dependence on Russia will not happen quickly, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday. Turkey and Israel have been working in recent weeks to “mend their long-strained relationship” and energy has […]
Gas supply via Yamal-Europe pipeline suspended
From the Polish-German border, they report the suspension of gas supplies via the Yamal-Europe pipeline. It connects Russia with Poland and Germany via Belarus. The length of the pipeline is 4000 kilometers. Yamal-Europe is one of the main pipelines that supply the European Union with natural gas. Deliveries through it have now declined to 939,809 […]
Gomeltransneft restricts oil pumping to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline
Oil transit to Poland is limited for three days, the Belarusian state-owned enterprise Gomeltransneft reports on unscheduled repairs. This was stated by Igor Demin, an official representative of the Russian company Transneft: “Since yesterday, Gomeltransneft (Belarus) began unscheduled repairs on one of the branches of the Druzhba oil trunk pipeline, limiting pumping in the direction […]
IGB pipeline launch postponed until June 2022
On Wednesday, the head of the Bulgarian energy regulator said that “the gas pipeline between Greece and Bulgaria, aimed at helping Sofia wean itself off Russian gas,” faced another delay and would not be operational until June 2022. The coronavirus pandemic and the need for additional environmental assessment of the dam crossing on the Bulgarian […]