Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline have resumed to normal levels.

In May, Russian oil export volumes to Hungary and Slovakia returned to normal levels thanks to the Druzhba pipeline, reaching approximately 165,000 barrels per day.

Reuters reports this.

According to the agency, oil deliveries through the pipeline resumed on April 23. Since then, Hungary and Slovakia have received approximately 55,000 barrels of Russian crude.

At the same time, current volumes remain below the levels recorded before the pipeline’s shutdown. Previously, deliveries via Druzhba fluctuated between 200,000 and 235,000 barrels per day.

The decline in imports is explained by the fact that both countries actively worked to diversify their oil supply sources during interruptions in Russian crude.

In particular, MOL Group , which operates in both Hungary and Slovakia, reported that it had purchased oil from ten different sources since the beginning of the year.

The company also stated that both eastern and western oil transportation routes are functioning without interruption. Furthermore, MOL is exploring new logistics connections, including the potential use of the Odesa route in the future.

Earlier, the special forces struck a key junction of the oil pipelines from Siberia to Europe.