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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reinforced a pledge that Washington and its allies would continue supplying military aid to Ukraine to help it repel Russia’s invasion ‘for as long as it takes’.
Transneft has suspended shipments of crude oil and petroleum products from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk due to the continuing storm, official spokesman of the Russian oil pipeline operator Igor Dyomin told reporters on Friday. “The storm continues in Novorossiysk; activities were halted. The delay in crude oil shipments is two tanker positions, for .
OREANDA-NEWS. Kazakhstan has suspended oil transit through Russia because severe frosts have led to problems with power supply. This was reported by the adviser to the press secretary of the Russian energy company Transneft, Igor Dyomin.
“Due to severe frosts in the north of Kazakhstan, two regions were de-energized, including the pumping station supplying oil to the system of Transneft, and from 5:00 [Moscow time. 2:00 UTC. – Ed.] pumping from Kazakhstan was stopped until the power transmission line is restored,” Dyomin said. He also clarified that in the first ten days of January, unfavourable weather was observed in the city of Novorossiysk.