Leak detected in pipeline that brings crude oil to Germany

A pumping station at the end of the Druzhba oil pipeline in the east German refinery PCK in Schwedt (AP)

A leak has been detected in an oil pipeline in Poland which is the main route through which Russian crude oil reaches Germany, Polish operator PERN said.

The firm said it detected a leak in the Druzhba pipeline, which originates in Russia, on Tuesday evening about 45 miles from the central Polish city of Plock.