The German government has seized control of three Russian-owned oil refineries to secure supplies of gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel
Germany's economy ministry announced on Friday that it had temporarily taken over Russian oil giant Rosneft's subsidiaries in the country. Rosneft Deutschland and RN Refining & Marketing account for about 12% of Germany's oil refining capacity, the ministry said in a statement. The move was designed to"counter the threat to the security of energy supply," it added.
Read MoreFuel for the capitalThe Schwedt refinery is particularly important to Germany's energy needs, processing about 220,000 barrels of crude a day. It is responsible for supplying about 90% of Berlin's fuel, according to Reuters.In May, the European Union agreed to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by the end of the year to choke off a vital source of funding for Moscow's war in Ukraine. Russia delivers crude oil to the Schwedt refinery via the Druzhba pipeline.
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