The Czech Republic will phase out Russian oil imports by July 2025, Deputy chairman of the statement pipeline company MERO suggested on Friday.
The move is part of the country's energy diversification journey, although it hinges on the completion of a $60 million upgrade to the Trans Alpine TAL pipeline. The upgrade will double TAL's capacity to 8 million tonnes per year, enabling increased shipments of alternative crude blends from Latin America, Saudi Arabia, and the North Sea--making the shift away from Russia n oil simpler.
This pivot isn't without its challenges. Private sector investments will be critical to infrastructure expansion, especially as the government has ceased funding such projects. Despite this, the Druzhba pipeline, a legacy of Russian imports, will remain as a backup and could even be repurposed for alternative crude supplies from Ukraine or Kazakhstan.
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