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Kazakhstan Requests Resumption of Oil Supplies to Germany via Druzhba Pipeline

Kazakhstan has sent an official request to Russia to resume oil pumping through the Druzhba pipeline. According to Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov, the technical capability exists, but the timeline will be known after Russia's response.

05 Nov, 18:03Read in Russian

Kazakhstan is awaiting Russia's decision on restoring oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline, Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov stated, as reported by Tengrinews.kz.

According to him, technical conditions allow for the use of this route. However, the minister has not yet specified a concrete date for resuming pumping.

Supplies of Kazakh oil to Germany via this route were suspended in May 2026. In June, Akkenzhenov reported that the Russian side had not confirmed the technical feasibility of transit. At that time, zero volumes were indicated in the supply plans for the next six months along this route.

The current request does not yet mean that the parties have agreed on the resumption of supplies: Kazakhstan is awaiting an official response.

The minister also confirmed the oil production plan for 2026 at 96 million tons. The target for 2027 is still being determined; Akkenzhenov preliminarily expects an increase to approximately 99 million tons.

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