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World's Longest Oil Pipeline System
The Druzhba crude-oil pipeline links Russia with several European countries through trunk lines and branches. Czech operator MERO ČR reports a network length of about 5,100 km and describes it as the world's longest pipeline.
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about5,100km
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- Druzhba oil pipeline
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Overview
Archive NoteBuilt as a transnational crude-oil transport network in the Soviet era, Druzhba has multiple branches serving European destinations, rather than one single uninterrupted terminal-to-terminal pipeline.
MERO ČR gives about 5,100 km for the whole network. For its Czech section it distinguishes a 357 km route from 504 km including branches and parallel pipes, illustrating why published totals differ by counting convention.
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1 Milestones- about 5,100 kmDruzhba oil pipelineCurrent Record
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Czech operator MERO ČR describes Druzhba as the world's longest pipeline at approximately 5,100 km. This is a network-length claim whose treatment of branches and parallel lines may differ across sources, not a single route length or a single geographical point.
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- 2026-11-10
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-10
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