Kazakhstan has sent Russia a request to resume oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline Kazakhstan has sent a request to the Russian Federation (RF) to resume oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline, which has been suspended since May 2026. The head of the Republic's Ministry of Energy, Arlan Akanzhenov, spoke about this at a press conference, he was quoted in the media. According to him, on the Kazakh side they are now waiting for a response from the Russian side regarding the renewal of the energy supply. "We have the technical ability, we are waiting for a response from the Russian side," Akanzhanov stressed.