Highlights 2022 plans at 27% above 2021 volumes Ukraine security situation raising supply concerns Volumes increasing despite European bids to diversify supply Russian pipeline operator Transneft provisionally plans to ship 45.5 million mt, or around 913,740 b/d, of oil via the Druzhba pipeline to Europe in 2022 — the highest level since 2018, according to a company statement sent to S&P Global Platts Jan. 25. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now This would represent a 27% increase on shipments of 720,951 b/d in 2021. The planned increase comes at a time when concerns are rising over the impact of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine on exports of Russian crude to European refiners. This has already pressured prices for Moscow’s key medium sour crude export grade Urals, which has gained about $1/b against Brent from early to mid-Jan. Transneft’s plans to increase shipments […]