Technical Features
The pipes for the project were manufactured in Soviet Union and Poland, fittings - in Czechoslovakia. The GDR was responsible for pumps and Hungary - for automation and communication equipment. The construction cost nearly 400 million rubles ($US12.7 million) and nearly 730,000 tons of pipe was laid throughout the path of the pipeline. The Druzhba pipeline currently has a capacity of 1.2 to 1.4 million barrels per day (190×103 to 220×103 m3/d). Work is currently underway to increase this in the section between Belarus and Poland. The pipe diameter of the pipeline varies from 420 to 1,020 millimetres (17 to 40 in). It uses 20 pumping stations.
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