What caused the suspension of crude oil shipments?

The suspension of crude oil shipments was caused by a Ukrainian drone attack on a metering station.

Which countries are affected by the Druzhba pipeline operations?

The Druzhba pipeline supplies oil to Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

Who operates the Druzhba pipeline in Russia?

The Druzhba pipeline in Russia is operated by Transneft.

What has been the response of the Slovak pipeline operator?

Slovak pipeline operator Transpetrol reported that oil supply to Slovakia had been halted but was expected to resume in the evening.

What actions did Hungary take regarding crude oil supplies?

Hungary imports most of its crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline, which has now resumed operations following repairs from the drone attack.

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Crude shipments on Druzhba pipeline have resumed, Hungary says

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Posted on March 11, 2025

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Last updated: January 24, 2026

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Hungary Confirms Resumption of Crude Oil Shipments via Druzhba Pipeline

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Shipment of crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline resumed on Tuesday afternoon after a suspension following a Ukrainian drone attack on a metering station, said Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto.

Ukraine said on Tuesday it had struck an oil refinery near Moscow and a facility in Russia's Oryol region that is part of the Druzhba pipeline system exporting oil to Europe. Szijjarto earlier said that crude shipments had to be suspended because of the attack.

"The Russian system operator has repaired the damage caused by the Ukrainian drone attack, allowing oil shipments to Hungary to resume via the Druzhba pipeline," Shijjarto said.

Slovak pipeline operator Transpetrol said the supply of oil to Slovakia via Druzhba had been halted on Tuesday and that oil flows were expected to resume in the evening.

The southern strand of the Druzhba pipeline, which transports oil from Russia to Europe, forks in Ukraine near the Slovak border, with one line supplying Slovakia and Czech Republic while the other reaches Hungary.

Russia's Transneft, which operates Druzhba in Russia, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

"Explosions were ... recorded in the area of the Steel Horse linear production dispatch station (Oryol region, Russia), which manages technological processes for the Druzhba oil pipeline," Kyiv's General Staff said in a statement.

Hungary imports most of its crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline, which transports Russian crude through Belarus and Ukraine to Hungary and also Slovakia.

Supplies via Druzhba to Czech refineries have been halted since last week. Czech refiner Unipetrol, owned by Poland's Orlen, said late on Monday that it has started drawing oil from state reserves to continue production at its refineries.

(Reporting by Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves in Budapest, Marek Strzelecki in Warsaw, Pavel Polityuk in Kyiv and Vera Dvorakova in GdanskEditing by Louise Heavens, Susan Fenton and David Goodman)

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