Russian deputy PM says Transneft to compensate all parties for dirty oil damages

Reuters

Published May 16, 2019 01:13PM ET

Russian deputy PM says Transneft to compensate all parties for dirty oil damages

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said on Thursday Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft would provide compensation to all parties that could prove real damages from contaminated oil.

Russia halted oil flows along the Druzhba pipeline to Eastern Europe and Germany in April because of contaminated crude, contributing to a rise in global oil prices and leaving refiners in Europe scrambling to find supplies.