IN BRIEF: Redirection of oil supplies from Druzhba pipeline may hit Germany, Ukraine

MOSCOW, April 28. /TASS/. Kazakhstan will redirect supplies of 260,000 tons of oil in May as it is no longer possible to transit oil to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline. Oil will be delivered via Russia, particularly using the port of Ust-Luga and the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), the Kazakh Energy Ministry announced.

The termination of Kazakh oil supplies to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline could lead to dire consequences for Berlin and Kiev, Politico writes.

TASS has gathered the key information about the situation.

- Kazakhstan will redirect supplies of 260,000 tons of oil in May as it is no longer possible to transit oil to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline, the Central Asian nation's Energy Ministry said.

- Oil will be delivered through Russia, particularly via the port of Ust-Luga and the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.