• The Druzhba (meaning Friendship) pipeline is one of the world’s longest and largest crude oil pipeline networks connecting Russia and Central and Eastern Europe.
  • It originates in the Almetyevsk region of central Russia and runs through Belarus and then splits into two major branches:
    • Northern Branch: Continues through Poland to Germany.
    • Southern Branch: Runs through Ukraine to Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

 

Source: The Hindu