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A rupture in Russia's Druzhba pipeline was detected July 29 and repaired July 31. The line, which serves the Baltic region, is once again operational. The rupture was not reported to the media until days after it occurred, when Transneft was well along with the repairs.

The Soviet-built Druzhba ("Friendship") pipeline is one of Russia's largest oil export lines, carrying 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) to most Eastern European states along an intricate system of spurs off the main pipeline. The rupture occurred along a spur that goes from the Russian-Belarusian border to Lithuania's Mazeikiai refinery. From there, the line supplies Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and parts of Poland; most supplies are shipped from Lithuania's Butinge port and Latvia's Ventspils port.

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