There is a possibility that today, February 22, Kazakhstan will send the first batch of oil via the Russian Druzhba pipeline to Germany. This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Bolat Akchulakov, The Guardian reported..

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This means that Kazakhstani supplies will replace Russian oil, which the European Union decided not to buy as sanctions imposed against Russia because of the war started in Ukraine..

The Soviet-built Druzhba oil pipeline is still exempt from sanctions, but German refineries connected to the pipeline in Leuna and Schwedt have not ordered Russian oil this year.

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It was reported that Russian oil exports fell to a six-week low even before the announced production cut of 500,000 barrels per day next month.