- Transalpine Pipeline
The Transalpine Pipeline (TAL) is a crude oil pipeline, which connects Italy, Austria and Germany.
History
The feasibility study of the pipeline was carried out by
Bechtel in 1963. The pipeline was commissioned in 1967. This time, the construction cost around US$ 192 million.Route
The pipeline starts from the marine terminal in
Trieste . From Trieste, the convert|465|km|mi long pipeline runs through theAlps toIngolstadt . From Ingolstadt convert|21|km|mi long pipeline runs toNeustadt an der Donau and convert|266|km|mi long 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 pipeline to supply Slovakia.cite news
url=http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/04/15/afx4889540.html
title=Slovakia in talks on reversing flow of Druzhba oil pipeline
publisher=Government of Croatia
date=2008-04-15
accessdate=2008-05-25]In Würmlach, Austria, the Adria-Vienna Pipeline (AWP) branches off from the Transalpine Pipeline. It supplies the
OMV refinery inSchwechat . Through the proposed Bratislava - Schwechat Pipeline it may supply also Slovakia.In addition to the sea transport, the
Pan-European Pipeline , if constructed, will supply the Transalpine Pipeline.cite news
url=http://www.vlada.hr/en/naslovnica/novosti_i_najave/2007/travanj/potpisana_ministarska_deklaracija_o_peop_u
title=Ministerial declaration on pan-European oil pipeline signed in Zagreb
publisher=Forbes
date=2007-03-04
accessdate=2008-05-25] cite news
url=http://www.neftegaz.ru/english/info/press/press_rev.php?id=1003
title=New Pipeline to Pump Caspian Oil to Europe
author=Bogdan Preda
publisher=Neftegaz
date=2004-11-09
accessdate=2008-05-25]Technical features
The diameter of the trunkline between Trieste and Ingolstadt is convert|40|in|mm|-1. Both sections starting from Ingolstadt are with convert|26|in|mm|-1 in diameter. The pipeline has ten pumping stations. The pipeline system includes tank farms in Trieste and
Lenting , Germany.Pipeline company
The pipeline is owned by the consortium of eight oil companies. The current shareholders are:
*OMV (25%)
*Royal Dutch Shell (24%)
*ExxonMobil (16%)
*Ruhr Oel (11%)
*Eni (10%)
*BP (9%)
*ConocoPhillips (3%)
*Total S.A. (2%)The Czech unit of
PKN Orlen ,Unipetrol , is negotiating to buy an about 2% in the pipeline.cite news
url=http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/05/07/afx4978536.html
title=Czech Republic negotiating for 2 pct stake in Tal oil pipeline
publisher=Forbes
date=2008-05-07
accessdate=2008-05-25]References
External links
* [http://www.tal-oil.com/ The Transalpine Pipeline Company]
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