Czech Republic reports interruption of Russian oil supplies via Druzhba pipeline

"At the moment, no oil is flowing to us through the Druzhba pipeline. We are still investigating the reasons," he wrote on the social network X.
According to the Minister, there is no threat of a possible oil shortage for the needs of the population and companies.
"It turns out that we made the right decision to invest in strengthening the capacity of the TAL (Transalpine Oil Pipeline – Ed.) pipeline, where supplies are stable. [...] The Czech refiners are well prepared for such a situation, and we have a robust system of state reserves," he said.
Lukáš Vlček added that he would propose to the government to approve the withdrawal of oil from the state reserves for Unipetrol. It will be used if Druzhba supplies are not resumed.
Russia's Transneft said that supplies through the Russian section of the Druzhba pipeline are carried out as usual.
On December 2, the Polish pipeline operator PERN reported that an accident occurred on a section of the Druzhba pipeline, which runs through Belarus, Poland, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania.
PERN said it was considering all possible versions of the pipeline damage, from technical failure to sabotage. Despite the accident, oil supplies to Germany continue.
The Czech Republic is one of three EU countries that is still importing Russian oil (the other two are Hungary and Slovakia). They import through the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline, which is not yet subject to the European embargo.
The share of Russian oil from the Druzhba pipeline in Czech supplies last year was 58%, Ceske Noviny reports. The rest of the oil comes from the German IKL pipeline, which connects to the Italian TAL pipeline.