Crude deliveries through the Druzhba ('Friendship') pipeline were received in Ukraine after repair work on the pipeline, Hungary's main source of delivery for its Russian crude oil, had been completed, Hungarian oil and gas company MOL said in an announcement posted on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
JSC Ukrtransnafta, which operates the Ukrainian section of the pipeline, informed MOL that the work was finished and that the force majeure conditions in effect since January 27, 2026 ceased as of 6:00 in the evening on April 21, 2026, Hungarian oil and gas company stated.
"According to the notification, JSC Ukrtransnafta is ready to resume crude oil transit to Hungary and Slovakia," the company statement added.
Following the shutdown of the Druzhba oil pipeline at the end of January, the Mol Group approached the Ministry of Energy in mid-February to request the release of strategic oil reserves in order to maintain the region’s security of supply and to organize the delivery of crude oil to its refineries by sea to make up for the shortfall. This was done, and part of the strategic reserves was used.
In earlier Ukrainian reports, the failure of the oil pipeline was attributed to a Russian drone attack, and the delay in repairs was justified by the time required for the necessary work.
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