The Czech Republic will now
supply its entire annual oil consumption from Trieste, thanks to
the expansion of the Tal pipeline's capacity, beginning today.
After sixty years, the Czech Republic's reliance on Russian oil
via the Druzba pipeline has ended. The country will primarily
use oil from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and North Africa. This was
announced today by Prime Minister Petr Fiala during a press
conference broadcast by ct24.
"These are crucial days for the Czech Republic's raw material
and energy security. For the first time in history, the Czech
Republic is completely supplied with non-Russian oil," said
Prime Minister Fiala, adding that the first deliveries of
non-Russian crude oil for Czech refineries arrived today at the
Nelahozeves oil plant in the north of Prague, from which it will
be transported to the Litvinov refinery in the country's
northwest.
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