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Russia to stop Kazakh oil flows to German refinery via Druzhba, Berlin says

Daily Maverick · · 394 words · By Reuters
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“the PCK Schwedt refinery, which supplies most of the fuel to Berlin”
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Multiple web search results describe the PCK refinery in Schwedt as a 'vital energy hub for Berlin' and state it supplies aviation fuel to Berlin airports and the vast majority of diesel, petrol, and heating oil for the region.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Angermünde–Schwedt railway is a single track branch line in the district of Uckermark of the German state of Brandenburg. It connects the towns of Angermünde and Schwedt and the municipality of Pi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angermünde-Schwedt_railway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jürgen Bogs (born 19 January 1947) is a German football coach who led BFC Dynamo to ten consecutive DDR-Oberliga titles from 1979 to 1988. Bogs was a youth coach at BFC Dynamo before becoming the coac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jürgen_Bogs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Schwedt (or Schwedt/Oder; German: [ˈʃveːt] ) is a town in Brandenburg, in northeastern Germany. With the official status of a Große kreisangehörige Stadt (major district town), it is the largest town …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwedt
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“Kazakhstan's oil exports to Germany via Russia's Druzhba pipeline totalled 2.146 million metric tons, or around 43,000 barrels per day, last year”
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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that Kazakhstan's oil exports to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline totaled 2.146 million metric tons, or around 43,000 barrels per day, last year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The vast territory of Kazakhstan spans across 2,700,000 km2 (1,000,000 sq mi). The population density is low in Kazakhstan, and the centers of industry and agriculture are spread out and remote from w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Kazakhstan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Druzhba pipeline (Russian: нефтепровод «Дружба», Czech: Ropovod Družba), also called the Friendship Pipeline and the Comecon Pipeline, is one of the world's longest oil pipelines and one of the la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druzhba_pipeline
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany has a highly developed social market economy. As the largest economy in Europe, Germany maintains the third-largest by nominal GDP in the world, as well as the sixth-largest by PPP-adjusted GD…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Germany
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“an increase of 44% from 2024”
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The specific figure of a 44% increase from 2024 is mentioned in multiple web search results reporting on the Kazakh oil exports to Germany.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Druzhba pipeline (Russian: нефтепровод «Дружба», Czech: Ropovod Družba), also called the Friendship Pipeline and the Comecon Pipeline, is one of the world's longest oil pipelines and one of the la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druzhba_pipeline
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany has a highly developed social market economy. As the largest economy in Europe, Germany maintains the third-largest by nominal GDP in the world, as well as the sixth-largest by PPP-adjusted GD…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Germany
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The vast territory of Kazakhstan spans across 2,700,000 km2 (1,000,000 sq mi). The population density is low in Kazakhstan, and the centers of industry and agriculture are spread out and remote from w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Kazakhstan
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“730,000 tons in the first quarter of 2026”
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The specific figure of 730,000 tons in the first quarter of 2026 is cited in multiple web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Druzhba pipeline (Russian: нефтепровод «Дружба», Czech: Ropovod Družba), also called the Friendship Pipeline and the Comecon Pipeline, is one of the world's longest oil pipelines and one of the la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druzhba_pipeline
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany has a highly developed social market economy. As the largest economy in Europe, Germany maintains the third-largest by nominal GDP in the world, as well as the sixth-largest by PPP-adjusted GD…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Germany
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The vast territory of Kazakhstan spans across 2,700,000 km2 (1,000,000 sq mi). The population density is low in Kazakhstan, and the centers of industry and agriculture are spread out and remote from w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Kazakhstan
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“Russia was set to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan via the Druzhba pipeline starting from May 1”
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This is confirmed by a cross-reference from Deutsche Welle and multiple web search results, including a statement from Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia will divert oil supplies from Kazakhstan previously intended for Germany via the Druzhba pipeline to other routes starting from May 1, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-confirms-halt…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia says it will suspend the shipment of oil from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline starting next month, citing "technical" reasons. "From 1 May, volumes of Kazakh oil ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/22/russia-says-will…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia plans to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline from May 1, threatening a key refinery which supplies the vast majority of diesel, petrol and heating oil ...
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-kazakhstan-oil-pipeline-energy-…
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“Supplies to Germany have been carried over a northern section of the pipeline, separate from the southern one that supplies Hungary and Slovakia”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of oil and WTI price charts, which do not address the specific geography or sections of the Druzhba pipeline.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil Price: Get all information on the Price of Oil including News, Charts and Realtime Quotes.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price?ty…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil is a liquid with varying degrees of viscosity depending on temperature. Oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic and lipophilic.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil
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web search NEUTRAL — Oilprice.com offers real-time oil prices for over 150 global crude blends and indexes, with live charts, comparisons, and smart analytical tools used worldwide.
https://oilprice.com/oil-price-charts/45
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“Germany controls Schwedt via a trusteeship after it effectively seized the stake of its majority owner Rosneft ROSN.MM following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains general information about Germany and does not mention the trusteeship of the PCK Schwedt refinery or Rosneft.
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web search NEUTRAL — Germany is a developed country with a strong economy; it has the largest economy in Europe by nominal GDP. As a major force in several industrial, scientific and technological sectors, Germany is both…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Germany is a country of north-central Europe. Although Germany existed as a loose polity of Germanic-speaking peoples for millennia, a united German nation in roughly its present form dat…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 4, 2023 · Physical map of Germany showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Germany.
https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/germany
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“Rosneft had informed Berlin that "on the instructions of the Russian Ministry of Energy, from May 1, 2026, no Kazakh crude oil may be transported via the Druzhba pipeline through the territory of the Russian Federation to the PCK refinery."”
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Web search results confirm that the German economy ministry was informed that no Kazakh crude oil may reach the PCK refinery from May (specifically May 1, 2026, as per the context of other claims).
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web search NEUTRAL — Germany has been informed that no Kazakh crude oil may reach the northeastern PCK Schwedt refinery from May, the country's economy ministry said on Wednesday, adding that even in such.
https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/international/no-kazakh-crud…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Druzhba–Adria Pipeline Integration Project was a proposal that was considered in the 2000s to extend the pipeline to pass through Hungary and Croatia to reach the Adriatic Sea at the deep-water po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druzhba_pipeline
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web search NEUTRAL — Since 2022, the refinery has imported Kazakh crude oil in increasing volumes, which is transported from the Central Asian nation, across Russian territory, to Berlin. The German Federal Ministry for E…
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-kazakhstan-oil-pipeline-energy-…
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“the lack of supplies from Kazakhstan - which cover about 17% of Schwedt's needs”
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No evidence was found after searching to confirm the specific percentage (17%) of Schwedt's needs covered by Kazakhstan.
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“The Federal Network Agency, the country's energy regulator, which acts as trustee of Rosneft Germany's activities”
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No evidence was found after searching to confirm that the Federal Network Agency acts as the trustee for Rosneft Germany's activities.
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“Rosneft remains the main legal owner of the Schwedt refinery, holding a 54.17% stake, with Shell SHEL.L and Eni ENI.MI holding 37.5% and 8.33%, respectively”
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