Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on June 4 that the country will stop using all Russian oil by the end of the first half of next year by increasing capacity at the Transalpine Pipeline (TAL). Fiala told a news conference work on an upgrade to increase capacity through the pipeline will be completed this year, allowing for a boost in capacity by up to 4 million tons of oil. The increased flow will replace Russian supplies that for some six decades have flowed into the country via the Druzhba pipeline. The move away from Russian supplies began after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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