ER Editor: Curiously, we reported on the Druzhba (‘Friendship’) pipeline yesterday, whereby Viktor Orban was preparing to build a pipeline off his section of the Druzhba to help neighbour Serbia, which isn’t in the EU but could suffer as a result of the sanctions against Russia. See
Hungary Builds Oil Pipeline to Help Neighbour Serbia Evade EU Sanctions
In the report below, it is the Polish section (hmmm) of the Druzhba, feeding into Germany, that has suffered a ‘leak’ due to ‘accidental damage’.
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Major Russia-Germany Oil Pipeline Partially Shut After Leak
A major pipeline carrying crude oil from Russia to Germany was halted after a leak was discovered as Europe grapples with energy infrastructure issues in recent weeks.
The leak was detected on a section of the Druzhba pipeline, Europe’s largest crude oil conduit. Bloomberg said Polish operator PERN stopped flows through one of the pipeline’s northern sections. It said the leak was discovered near the village of Zurawice, about 112 miles west of Warsaw in central Poland.
“The cause of the incident is not known for the moment. Pumping in the affected line was immediately stopped. Line 2 of the pipeline is functioning normally,” PERN said.
Poland’s top energy official, Mateusz Berger, told Reuters it appears the leak was due to “accidental damage.”
“At this point, all PERN services (technical, operational, in-house fire brigade and environmental protection) are taking action in accordance with the algorithms provided for this type of situation,” the operator said.
Local Polish news outlet PAP quoted PERN spokeswoman Katarzyna Krasinska who said Druzhba was supplying two refineries in Germany, one in Schwedt and the other in Spergau.
So far, no disruptions have been reported at the refineries. The refinery in Schwedt supplies 90% of Berlin’s fuel. Any disruptions could lead to fuel shortages across parts of Europe’s largest economy. Reuters data shows Druzhba had flows of 490,000 barrels daily of Russian Urals oil to Europe before the leak.
The Druzhba pipeline leak comes weeks after Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines underneath the Baltic Sea were blown up in an act of sabotage. German and EU leaders have accused Russia of sabotaging Nord Stream. (ER: Well, they would wouldn’t they. Zerohedge MSM alert.)
This past weekend, someone severed cables that brought a major train network in northern Germany to a screeching halt for hours.
Suddenly, critical infrastructure ‘accidents’ and/or sabotages appear to be increasing around Europe. Countries are racing to secure energy assets ahead of winter.
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