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Druzhba pipeline
Mozyr, Belarus52.05°N 29.25°E
computed criticality29/100
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The world's longest oil pipeline, Russian crude to Central Europe
2024Energy throughput≈ 200,000 barrels/day to Hungary and Slovakia (southern branch)
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Accumulated at the measured rate since 1 January 2024 · 2023 to 2025, Reuters (normal level before the 2026 disruptions)
What passes hereFor landlocked Hungary and Slovakia, Druzhba covered more than 60% of oil imports.
The chokepointSystem capacity of 1.2 to 1.4 million barrels/day, the world's longest crude pipeline at about 5,500 km. The northern branch has carried no Russian crude to Germany or Poland since 2023.
If it closesThe Adria/JANAF pipeline from Croatia to Hungary and Slovakia, and the TAL pipeline via Trieste for Czechia. Replacement capacity is disputed.
Illustrative counter: it extrapolates the measured average rate, it is not a live feed.Source : Reuters, 2026
Fault line
The artery still feeding refineries in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic with Russian crude. A point of dependence and leverage at the heart of the sanctions.
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Bovanenkovo, Gazprom (Yamal)Grids & Energy↗Sources
IEA, Oil Market Report 2024