Germany and Poland say they have halted pipeline purchases of oil from Russia. But Russia…
Germany halted imports of Russian oil via pipeline on Jan. 1, following up on an earlier pledge to cease buying Russian crude via pipeline, despite an EU embargo exempt pipeline flows from Russia to Europe .
The EU embargo on imports of Russian crude by sea went into effect on 5 December, but pipeline flows of oil to landlocked EU member states are exempt from the ban.
However, Germany and Poland have said they will stop importing Russian crude via the Druzhba pipeline starting January 1.
According to the German news agency DPA, the interruption of imports from the pipeline will affect the refineries in Schwedt, in the state of Brandenburg, and Leuna, in Saxony-Anhalt, which supply fuel to eastern Germany.
The German government has said that alternative supplies have been purchased for these refineries, the DPA reports.
In September, the German government placed the local firm of Russian oil giant Rosneft under trusteeship, handing over control of the Schwedt refinery to the country's energy regulator. Schwedt is Germany's fourth-largest refinery, it was 54% owned by the Russian state-owned oil giant and received its crude from the Druzhba pipeline. The refinery supplies 90% of Berlin's fuel.
Last month, Germany and Poland reached an agreement that requires Poland to supply the Schwedt refinery with enough crude oil to run the refinery at 70% starting in January, meaning it will no longer need Russian crude. .
Russia, for its part, claims it has received orders to buy crude from both Germany and Poland, despite the two countries' pledge not to buy Russian crude via the Druzhba pipeline. Russian pipeline operator Transneft has received orders to buy crude oil from Germany and Poland, Transneft chief executive Nikolay Tokarev told Russian media last month.
Europe will struggle to replace supplies of Russian crude and products once the full effect of EU embargoes on Russian oil products are felt, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said last week.
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