Slovak gov’t declares oil state of emergency

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak government declared a state of emergency in relation to oil supplies on Wednesday, the News Agency of the Slovak Republic reported.

The country will release up to 250,000 tonnes of oil from the national material reserves for the Bratislava-based Slovnaft refinery, according to a government decision in response to the interruption of oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline.

-Xinhua