Russia has resumed oil supply to Hungary and Slovak

The southern plot of the pipeline passes the territory of Ukraine. The Ukrainian state company Ukrtransnafta has stopped pumping oil from August 4 by the Southern Druzhba branch. Russian Transnafta was unable to pay for transit services through European sanctions. On August 10, the Hungarian company reported on August 10 about the use of the Ukrainian pipeline, so supply can be restored in a few days.

Presidential Advisor Igor Demin announced the restoration of pumping of oil by the southern branch "Friendship" in Hungary and Slovakia. Slovak's Presscree of Slovnaft Anton Molnar said "Ria News" about oil receipt in Slovakia. "Slovnaft and Mol want to continue to play the role of an active mediator in finding a long -term solution in the changed conditions caused by EU regulation.

The assistant to the chairman of the Czech company Transpetrol Linda Vashkovich said that the Czech Republic will not renew the supply of oil to the southern branch of the Druzhba Pipeline. The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Joseph Sicel said that Prague and Warsaw were looking for supply decisions. According to him, the Czech Republic has strategic oil reserves for 90 days.

The české noviny writes that oil in the country is processed by Orlen Unipetrol, owned by the Polish PKN Orlen. The HP Orlen Unipetrol in the cities of Lytvyn and Kralup-Nad-Vltava secured themselves with raw oil, and production is at the planned level, said Uniperol representative Michal Prokhazka. According to the chairman of the Czech Ministry of Profumor, stopping the supply of oil pipeline "Druzhba" will not limit the activity of Czech refineries.