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Russian Crude Oil Deliveries to Hungary Resume via the Druzhba Pipeline
MOL said the operator has ended force majeure and expects crude to reach Hungary and Slovakia by Thursday, easing supply concerns.
- Russian crude oil began flowing into Hungary and Slovakia on Thursday, ending a nearly three-month interruption in deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline after repair work was completed on April 21, 2026.
- Hungary and Slovakia had suspended their support for a $106 billion EU loan to Ukraine, questioning whether the pipeline shutdown was purely technical rather than political pressure.
- The European Union approved the loan package on Thursday after Hungary lifted its veto, with Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos stating disbursements will start "as soon as possible" to support Ukraine's budgetary needs.
- Populist Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico welcomed the restart, calling it "good news" and expressing hope that "a serious relation between Ukraine and the European Union has been established."
- Most recently, officials suggested connecting the TAL pipeline from Trieste to Hungarian infrastructure to further diversify energy sources beyond the Druzhba and Adria pipelines.
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mykxlg.comRussian crude oil deliveries to Hungary resume via the Druzhba pipeline
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Russian supplies of crude oil began flowing into Hungary on Thursday, Hungarian energy group MOL said in a statement, bringing an end to a nearly three-month interruption in deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline that led to
The first crude oil shipments have arrived via the Friendship Pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, Mol Plc. announced on the Budapest Stock Exchange website on Thursday.
The shipment resumed from Belarus on Wednesday, and the crude oil has now reached Hungary.
Hungarian Conservative
ussanews.comFirst Crude Shipments Reach Ukraine as Druzhba Pipeline Restarts
Crude oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline have resumed, with the first shipments already reaching Ukraine following the restart of the system, Hungarian oil and gas company MOL announced. According to the company, Ukraine’s pipeline operator Ukrtransnafta confirmed that oil reception from Belarus began at midday on Wednesday. MOL expects the first shipments to arrive in Hungary and Slovakia by Thursday at the latest. Earlier on Wednesday…
Mol expects first shipments of crude oil on reopened Friendship pipeline to arrive in Hungary on Thursday
The prolonged shutdown of the Druzhba pipeline ultimately did not cause supply problems in Hungary, becuase oil arriving by sea via the Adria pipeline and strategic reserves were sufficient to supply the reduced refining capacity.
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