The Druzhba pipeline, also called the Friendship Pipeline or the Comecon Pipeline, is one of the world's longest oil pipelines and one of the largest oil pipeline networks anywhere. In operation since 1964, it carries oil more than 4,000 kilometers from the eastern part of European Russia to Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany, with further branch lines reaching elsewhere in Eastern Europe.
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Completion Year SignificanceThe largest principal artery for the transportation of Russian and Kazakh oil across Europe. 1 Connections
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WikipediaIntroduction, current role
Today, it is the largest principal artery for the transportation of Russian and Kazakh oil across Europe.
History, construction
The whole pipeline was put into operation in October 1964.
Introduction, significance
Today, it is the largest principal artery for the transportation of Russian and Kazakh oil across Europe.
In Group: Oil Pipelines, Lead sentence
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 largest oil pipeline networks in the world.
Operated By: Transneft, Infobox: operator
Transneft, Gomeltransneft Druzhba, UkrTransNafta, PERN Przyjaźń SA, Transpetrol AS, MERO ČR, MOL
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