AKTAU, Kazakhstan - Russia has offered to let Kazakhstan ship its oil to Eastern Europe via Druzhba pipeline's spur in Ukraine, Russian Energy Ministry said on Nov. 12, in a move seen as Moscow's attempts to hedge transit risks.
Reuters: Russia offers to let Kazakhstan oil exports via Ukraine to Europe to hedge risks
A general view taken on June 30, 2013 shows the Bolashak oil plant on the Kashagan offshore oil field near Atyrau in Kazakhstan