{"id":356938,"date":"2026-02-27T15:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=356938"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:45:03","slug":"druzhba-oil-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/druzhba-oil-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Druzhba oil pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The stoppage of Russian oil supplies to Europe through the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Druzhba pipeline<\/span><\/span> has caused a geopolitical clash, delaying new <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">European Union<\/span><\/span> sanctions on Russia and important aid for <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ukraine<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>About Druzhba Oil Pipeline<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356953\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-356953\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-OSW.jpg?resize=317%2C239&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Druzhba Oil Pipeline\" width=\"317\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-OSW.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-OSW.jpg?resize=1024%2C772&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-OSW.jpg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-OSW.jpg?w=1092&amp;ssl=1 1092w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; OSW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Druzhba oil pipeline is <strong>one of the longest and largest oil pipeline networks in the world.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as <\/span><b>\u201cFriendship Pipeline\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a <strong>major Soviet-era oil pipeline<\/strong> transporting <strong>Russian crude oil to Central Europe.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It passes through <\/span><b>Belarus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Ukraine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before reaching Central Europe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It links <\/span><b>West Siberian oil fields<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <strong>European refineries.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>opened in 1964<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It splits into <\/span><b>two main branches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Northern branch:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Supplies <\/span><b>Poland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Germany<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Southern branch:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Supplies <\/span><b>Slovakia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Hungary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Czech Republic<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Total length:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Around <strong>5500 km<\/strong> (including all its branches)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Capacity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a capacity of <\/span><b>over 2 million barrels of oil per day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong> It is an important geopolitical asset that reflects<strong> Russia\u2019s influence over Europe\u2019s energy supplies and its regional influence.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The stoppage of Russian oil supplies to Europe through the Druzhba pipeline has caused a geopolitical clash, delaying new European Union sanctions on Russia and important aid for Ukraine. About Druzhba Oil Pipeline Druzhba oil pipeline is one of the longest and largest oil pipeline networks in the world. 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