Germany says its crude oil supply remains secure after the loss of the “Friendship” pipeline.

Financial Associated Press, October 13 (publisher Liu Rui) Wednesday, local time, after the “Friendship” pipeline that supplies crude oil to Europe from Russia leaked, Germany said the country’s oil revenues are decreasing, but the overall offer remains. adequate.

Polish officials said the leak could affect some of the pipeline’s capacity, but it was expected to be repaired soon.

Losses of Germany’s main crude oil supply pipeline

On October 12, local time, the Polish pipeline operator PERN issued a statement saying that on the evening of 11 local time a leak was detected in one of the two pipelines in the western section of its “Friendship” (Przyjaźń ) oil pipeline Oil supplies from Poland and Germany could be at risk.

The “Friendship” pipeline is one of the largest pipelines in the world, with a daily capacity of 2 million barrels, its starting point is Russia, mainly to most countries including Germany, Poland, Belarus, Hungary , Slovakia, Czech Republic and Austria Central European countries supply Russian oil.

The escape took place in Poland. Local time on Wednesday, Germany said it hoped Poland would provide more information as soon as possible about the cause of the leak and how to fix it. The Polish government said there was no indication that the leak was caused by vandalism.

Polish operator PERN said in its latest statement: “After removing most of the contamination from the area adjacent to yesterday’s damaged pipeline, PERN’s technical services have identified the location of the leak … The initial results and deformation of the pipeline indicate that the current There is no sign of third-party interference. “

PERN added that he was working to find the cause of the leak and repair the pipeline.

According to foreign media footage, the black crude oil flowing from the underground pipeline has spread to farmland near the spill site, surrounded by fire trucks and other emergency rescue teams.

It can have a limited impact on energy supply

Senior Polish official in charge of energy infrastructure, Mateusz Berger, said the main impact of the spill was that part of the pipeline’s capacity to Germany would be rendered inoperable, but repairs “may not take long”.

Russian state energy company Transneft said it will continue to send oil to Poland.

A spokesman for the German Ministry of Economy also said: “Security of supply in Germany is currently guaranteed and the Schwedt and Leuna refineries continue to receive crude oil through the Friendship pipeline.”

The Schwert refinery, quoted by a spokesman for the German Ministry of Economy, is responsible for 90 percent of the fuel supply in the German capital, Berlin. If the supply from the Friendship pipeline is interrupted, the refinery will face enormous difficulties because the refinery has few other sources of supply of crude oil.

The refinery told the public that although crude oil deliveries continue, production capacity has decreased.

Europe is on high alert for the safety of its energy infrastructure following a major leak last month in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that supply gas from Russia to Europe.