Prime Minister Petr Fiala said the Russian imports were no longer necessary ... A branch of the pipeline, which continues as IKL through Germany, serves the Czech Republic, or Czechia. That amount of oil imported will fully cover the country’s need.

The Czech Republic is ready to abandon imports of russian crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline and replace it with supplies through the Transalpine Oil

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The Czech Republic no longer needs to import Russian oil following the completion of an expansion to the Transalpine Pipeline (TAL) from Italy, Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced Tuesday. "The construction of this expansion has now been completed,

The TAL pipeline, which runs from Italy to Germany before connecting to a pipeline serving the Czech Republic, has now doubled its capacity for the country, reaching 8 million metric tons annually. This capacity is sufficient to meet the Czech Republic’s total yearly oil demand.

Upgrades to boost the capacity for oil deliveries to the Czech Republic via the TAL pipeline are complete, ending the country's need to import Russian crude, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Tuesday.

The issue concerns supplies via the Druzhba pipeline through Belarus.

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The Czech Republic has enhanced its energy security by eliminating reliance on oil deliveries from Russia. Previously, the country sourced about half of its oil—approximately 4 million metric tons—through the Druzhba pipeline from Russia.

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