Kazakhstan negotiating to increase oil supplies to Germany via Druzhba pipeline

Kazakhstan can increase oil exports to Germany via the Druzhba oil pipeline from 1.2 million tons to 2 million tons per year, Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev said at a briefing in Astana, Report informs referring to Kazakh media.

“We are talking about a volume of up to 2 million tons per year, but the final volume will be determined after negotiations,” Satkaliyev noted.

He added that during the visit of the president of Kazakhstan to Germany, the German side expressed interest in increasing the supply of Kazakh oil.