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Updated: October 13, 2022

Poland Sees No Sabotage As It Repairs Russian Oil Pipeline

By Quadri Adejumo
October 13, 2022
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Repairs on the pipeline carrying Russian oil to Germany have begun and Poland does not think the incident was sabotage.

A top Polish energy security official said on Thursday that the discovery of a leak in the main route carrying oil to Germany came with Europe on high alert over its energy security in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Mateusz Berger, secretary of state in charge of strategic energy infrastructure said; "Everything points to natural causes, material fatigue, of course, the fractured section will be examined.

"So at this moment we have no information that could point to sabotage."

Berger said the leak was caused by a "relatively large" fracture along the pipeline, adding that repairs have already started.