Kazakhstan Applies to Start Sending Oil to Germany via Russia
- Germany is seeking to cut its dependency on Russian oil
- First shipment planned for Wednesday: Kazakh Energy Ministry
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Kazakhstan’s state-run pipeline operator applied to export oil to Germany via the Druzhba link, as Berlin seeks to replace Russian crude deliveries.
Kaztransoil applied to its Russian counterpart Transneft to send 20,000 tons through the Druzhba pipeline, company spokesman Shyngys Ilyasov said by phone. Kazakhstan aims to send 1.2 million tons of oil to Germany this year, he said.