WARSAW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - An oil pipe leak in Western Poland led the operator of the Druzhba pipeline transporting oil to German refineries to suspend pumping on one of its branches, but this did not effect supply to customers, operator PERN said.

PERN said in a statement that although the damaged branch was immediately shut down, oil supplies continued through a second branch, "whose technical capabilities fully cover the volume needs of customers".

It added the causes of the incident were not known at this time and they would be investigated by an internal committee operating at PERN.

The operator had identified the leak in a culvert under a road and has started work to replace the damaged pipeline. It said the work would not affect oil supplies or the operation of the road, and there was no threat to residents.

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