A leak recently occurred on the Druzhba oil pipeline near Pniewy in western Poland. The pipeline has been shut down for repairs, the pipeline operator PERN reports. According to the operator's press service,

Supply to customers was not affected by a leak on one of the branching pipes of the Russian Druzhba pipeline in Poland, the Polish operator Pern said in a statement on Dec. 1.

Poland is checking whether the Druzhba pipeline transporting oil to German refineries is leaking, according to firefighters in the eastern European nation.

A leak in Poland’s Druzhba pipeline highlights Europe’s ongoing struggle to reduce dependence on Russian oil while maintaining energy security.

ASTANA – An oil pipe leak, detected on Dec. 1 near Poland’s city of Pniewy in the western section of the Druzhba pipeline, which transports oil to Germany’s Schwedt refinery, does not affect oil supplies, reported the Kazakh Energy Ministry’s press service.

An oil spill has been detected on the northern side of the Druzhba pipeline in Poland. The NATO nation's authorities are investigating the cause of the oil spill and have temporarily shut down the Russian pipeline.