Transalpine Pipeline
| Transalpine Pipeline | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Location of Transalpine Pipeline | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy,Austria,Germany |
| From | Trieste |
| Passes through | Würmlach,Vohburg,Ingolstadt, |
| To | Neustadt an der Donau,Karlsruhe |
| General information | |
| Type | oil |
| Partners | OMV,Royal Dutch Shell,ExxonMobil,Ruhr Oel,Eni,BP,ConocoPhillips,Total S.A. |
| Operator | The Transalpine Pipeline Company |
| Commissioned | 1967 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 752 km (467 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 43 milliontonsper year |
TheTransalpine Pipeline(TAL) is acrude oilpipeline,which connectsItaly,AustriaandGermany.
History
[edit]The feasibility study of the pipeline was carried out byBechtelin 1963. The pipeline was commissioned in 1967. This time, the construction cost around US$192 million.
In 1972, the pipeline was the target of aPalestine terrorist attack.
In May 2023 the Czech company MERO ČR announced a $73 million expansion to the Transalpine Pipeline that would double capacity to 8 million tons of oil to the Czech Republic, requiring 20 additional pumps and the upgrade of other equipment to pump the oil to 1,500m above sea level, over the alps, with completion scheduled for the end of 2024. The object being to make Czechia independent of Russian oil.[1]
Route
[edit]The pipeline starts from the marine terminal inTrieste.From Trieste, the pipeline runs 465 kilometres (289 mi) through theAlpstoIngolstadt.From Ingolstadt one 21-kilometre-long (13 mi) pipeline runs toNeustadt an der Donauand another 266-kilometre-long (165 mi) pipeline runs toKarlsruhe.InVohburg,the Transalpine Pipeline is connected with theIngolstadt-Kralupy-Litvínov pipeline,which supplies oil refineries in the Czech Republic. It could be used to reverse the southern branch of theDruzhba pipelineto supply Slovakia.[2]
InWürmlach, Austria,theAdria-Wien Pipeline(AWP) branches off from the Transalpine Pipeline. It supplies theOMVrefinery inSchwechat.Through the proposed Bratislava - Schwechat Pipeline it may supply also Slovakia.
In addition to the sea transport, thePan-European Pipeline,if constructed, will supply the Transalpine Pipeline.[3][4]
Technical features
[edit]The diameter of the trunkline between Trieste and Ingolstadt is 40 inches (1,020 mm). Both sections starting from Ingolstadt are with 26 inches (660 mm) in diameter. The pipeline has ten pumping stations. The pipeline system includes tank farms in Trieste andLenting,Germany. The capacity of the pipeline is approximately 43 milliontonsof crude oil per year. In 2012 the throughput of the pipeline was 34.9 milliontonsof crude oil.[5]
Pipeline company
[edit]The pipeline is owned by the consortium of eight oil companies. The current[when?]shareholders are:
- OMV(25%)
- Shell Plc(24%)
- ExxonMobil(16%)
- Ruhr Oel (11%)
- Eni(10%)
- BP(9%)
- ConocoPhillips(3%)
- Total S.A.(2%)
The Czech unit ofPKN Orlen,Unipetrol,is negotiating to buy an about 2% in the pipeline.[6]
The shareholders of the Group include:OMV, Shell, Rosneft, ENI, C-BLUE B.V. (Gunvor), ExxonMobil, Mero, Phillips 66/Jet Tankstellen and Total.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Czechs Sign Deal To End Dependence On Russian Oil".23 May 2023.
- ^ "Slovakia in talks on reversing flow of Druzhba oil pipeline".Government of Croatia. 2008-04-15. Archived fromthe originalon June 4, 2011.Retrieved2008-05-25.
- ^ "Ministerial declaration on pan-European oil pipeline signed in Zagreb".Forbes.2007-03-04.Retrieved2008-05-25.
- ^ Bogdan Preda (2004-11-09)."New Pipeline to Pump Caspian Oil to Europe".Neftegaz.Retrieved2008-05-25.
- ^"The company in figures".www.tal-oil.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-12-24.
- ^ "Czech Republic negotiating for 2 pct stake in Tal oil pipeline".Forbes.2008-05-07. Archived fromthe originalon June 4, 2011.Retrieved2008-05-25.