Druzhba pipeline leak reduces Russian oil flow to Germany

The Indie Toaster ^ | October 12, 2022 | Alice Vargas

[House Atreides]

WARSAW (Reuters) – Germany said on Wednesday it was receiving less oil but still had enough supplies after Poland found a leak in the Druzhba pipeline that takes crude from Russia to Europe, which Warsaw said may have resulted from an accident rather than sabotage….

…Drone footage showed a black slick of oil from the underground pipeline spreading across farmland at the spill site, surrounded by fire engines and other emergency teams.

“The security of supplies in Germany is currently guaranteed,” an Economy Ministry spokesman told Reuters. He added that “the refineries in Schwedt and Leona are still receiving crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline.”

The Schwidt refinery, which supplies 90% of Berlin’s fuel, said deliveries are being made but at a reduced capacity.

Germany said it hopes to have more information soon from Poland about the cause of the leak and how to fix it….

… Stanislaw Zarin, a spokesman for the Polish security services, told Reuters that all possible causes of the leak were being considered.

Mateusz Berger, Poland’s senior official in charge of energy infrastructure, said the accident was likely “accidental damage,” adding that at this point there was “no basis whatsoever” to believe it was sabotage.…

… In the evening, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said it was too early to say whether the leak was accidental damage or was caused by sabotage.

“…many steps point directly to the Kremlin, but we want to be very responsible and only then confirm our assumptions,” he told a Polish state-owned radio station.…

…The Druzhba oil pipeline, whose name in Russian means “friendship”, is one of the largest pipelines in the world, supplying most Central European countries with Russian oil including Germany, Poland, Belarus, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria….

[House Atreides]

“… Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said it was too early to say whether the leak was accidental damage or was caused by sabotage.

“…many steps point directly to the Kremlin, but we want to be very responsible and only then confirm our assumptions,” he told a Polish state-owned radio station…” ********************************************************************

Sure, we really believe that “many steps point directly to the Kremlin”. We all know that the Russians love to sabotage and destroy their own pipelines and nuclear power plants.

There no way possible that Polish operatives sabotaged the pipeline and dealt yet another blow to both Russia and Germany, neither nation particularly loved by Poland. /sarc

[cranked]

When things can’t get bad enough?

[RetiredArmy]

Yup and our gas prices jumped 30 cents this past week.

[bray]

Govt Climate fraud caused crisis.

[Timber Rattler]

[TonyinLA]

This new pipeline disruption occurred on Polish territory, hundreds of miles from any border, under Polish control, security, and surveillance. [Not to mention witnesses are all local Poles]

Yet Pole gov and article blame who?

[dfwgator]

Springtime for Putin and Russia
Winter for Germany and France

[Cronos]

Read the article. Says accidental. No blame

[TonyinLA]

Yet.....”many steps point directly to the Kremlin,”

[House Atreides]

“ Read the article. Says accidental. No blame”
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REALLY?

“…In the evening, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said it was too early to say whether the leak was accidental damage or was caused by sabotage.…”