Kazakh Oil Shipments to Germany Diverted After EU Sanctions and German Refusal

9 articles · Updated · The Wire · Apr 28

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced Kazakh crude will bypass Germany’s North Druzhba pipeline, affecting the PCK Schwedt refinery, which supplies 16% of Germany’s oil and 90% of Berlin’s fuel.
Pump prices in Germany have surged to €2.43 per litre, and Lufthansa has cancelled 20,000 flights. Kazakhstan’s cooperation surprised Germany, as it recently agreed to increase oil exports.
This rerouting highlights how sanctions are reshaping supply chains, boosting Moscow’s leverage over Kazakhstan and Germany, and entrenching a sanctions-evasion ecosystem across Eurasia involving Central Asian, Turkish, Chinese, and crypto intermediaries.

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