Media reports: Leak found in Russian oil pipeline in Poland
Local media have reported an oil spill at a segment of the Russian Druzhba pipeline close to the Polish town of Pniewy. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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A section of the Druzhba pipeline that links the Polish city of Plock with oil refineries in Germany has reportedly sustained damage.
According to TVN24, an oil spill was identified on a section of the Russian Druzhba pipeline near the town of Pniewy in western Poland, with information sourced from the local fire department. The spill was detected earlier on Sunday after residents reported a strong petroleum odor on the outskirts of the town.
Martin Halasz, a spokesman for the fire service, stated that firefighters who responded to the area found a “substance resembling oil” in a field adjacent to the pipeline. The fire department reached out to PERN, Poland’s state-owned pipeline operator, which confirmed that a leak had occurred in the pipeline.
A representative from PERN, who arrived at the location, indicated that the pipeline had been shut down, with maintenance crews assessing the damage and investigating the spill's cause. It remains uncertain whether the damage was intentional.
The fire department has indicated that there is no risk of fire or explosion resulting from the leak.
Originally constructed in the 1960s, the Druzhba pipeline consists of two branches that span approximately 4,000 kilometers, connecting Russian and Kazakh oil suppliers to European consumers.
The section of the pipeline where the leak has been identified links the PERN oil supply base near Plock in central Poland to two refineries in Germany, forming part of the northern branch. This pipeline bifurcates in Mozyr, Belarus, with the northern segment directing oil to Poland and Germany, while the southern branch extends to Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Although the flow of oil from Russia through the northern branch was halted due to EU sanctions implemented in early 2023, it has been transporting Kazakh oil to Germany since December of the previous year.
Rohan Mehta contributed to this report for TROIB News
According to TVN24, an oil spill was identified on a section of the Russian Druzhba pipeline near the town of Pniewy in western Poland, with information sourced from the local fire department. The spill was detected earlier on Sunday after residents reported a strong petroleum odor on the outskirts of the town.
Martin Halasz, a spokesman for the fire service, stated that firefighters who responded to the area found a “substance resembling oil” in a field adjacent to the pipeline. The fire department reached out to PERN, Poland’s state-owned pipeline operator, which confirmed that a leak had occurred in the pipeline.
A representative from PERN, who arrived at the location, indicated that the pipeline had been shut down, with maintenance crews assessing the damage and investigating the spill's cause. It remains uncertain whether the damage was intentional.
The fire department has indicated that there is no risk of fire or explosion resulting from the leak.
Originally constructed in the 1960s, the Druzhba pipeline consists of two branches that span approximately 4,000 kilometers, connecting Russian and Kazakh oil suppliers to European consumers.
The section of the pipeline where the leak has been identified links the PERN oil supply base near Plock in central Poland to two refineries in Germany, forming part of the northern branch. This pipeline bifurcates in Mozyr, Belarus, with the northern segment directing oil to Poland and Germany, while the southern branch extends to Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Although the flow of oil from Russia through the northern branch was halted due to EU sanctions implemented in early 2023, it has been transporting Kazakh oil to Germany since December of the previous year.
Rohan Mehta contributed to this report for TROIB News
