Ukraine decides to increase prices for Russian oil transit.
For the second time this year, Ukraine wants to increase the cost of transporting Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline to Eastern European countries, Russian media reported, citing Argus and its sources.
"The Ukrainian pipeline operator Ukrtransnafta plans to increase the tariff for the transport of Russian oil through the main Druzhba pipeline across Ukrainian territory from April 1st, doubling the fee to 27.2 euros per ton. The tariff increase in Kyiv is explained as due to the cost of restoring oil transport infrastructure destroyed during the hostilities," the newspaper wrote.
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According to the newspaper, Kyiv wants to force Eastern European countries, mainly Hungary, to stop buying Russian oil in this way.
If the increase in transit fees is approved, it will be the second such increase since the beginning of the year, the newspaper noted. Previously, the tax had increased by 18.3% to 13.6 euros/tonne.
Transneft, the company that supplies oil via Druzhba, told the publication that it was aware of Ukraine's intention to revise transit prices, but the specific parameters and timing of the increase were still unknown.
Earlier reports indicated that Ukraine wanted to increase the transit fee for Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia by 2.1 euros per ton in 2023, bringing it to 13.6 euros.
The "Druzhba" oil pipeline starts in Samara province, passes through Bryansk, and then branches into two sections: the northern section (through the territories of Belarus, Poland, and Germany) and the southern section (through the territories of Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary).
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