(ANSA) - TRIESTE, 23 MAG - The TAL Group will ensure the
Czech Republic's independence from oil supplied through the
Druzhba pipeline. This will be the result of the agreement
signed between TAL and MERO ČR, a Czech public company working
in the country's oil logistics, which will lead to an expansion
of the Transalpine Pipeline's capacity by up to 4 million
additional tons of crude oil per year.
This was announced by the Prime Minister of the Czech
Republic himself, Petr Fiala, at a press conference held today
in the Czech city of Kralupy nad Vltavou. "Increasing the
capacity of the TAL pipeline," said Prime Minister Petr Fiala,
"is a strategic project for the Czech Republic. Only through
this step will we achieve energy security and independence. In
this way, we are also fulfilling the commitment we made during
the negotiation of an exception in the supply of Russian oil
until the end of 2024. The Czech Republic fully supports the
sanctions packages against Russia in connection with the war in
Ukraine. Unfortunately, we are not self-sufficient at the
moment, which will change with the signed contract."
This is an important step in strengthening energy security
and ensuring the Czech Republic's oil independence. The TAL-PLUS
project agreement provides for an increase in oil capacity and
supply for the Czech Republic of up to 4 million tons per year
from 2025. In total, the Transalpine Pipeline will supply the
Czech Republic with 8 million tons of oil per year, thus
completely covering the country's crude oil needs.
"The contract was signed with the joint effort and consensus
of all TAL shareholders," explained TAL Group General Manager
Alessio Lilli, "a signature that came at the end of an intense
preparatory work, for which I thank not only all the partners,
starting with MERO ČR lead partner and financier of the TAL-PLUS
project, but also all the Group Management. The interventions
that will be carried out on the pipeline will concern the
replacement and upgrading of the pumps and motors that enable
the handling of crude oil, so there will be no expansion or
structural changes to the pipeline. The TAL pipeline thus
further strengthens its strategic role in serving the European
economy in the international energy scene and looks to the
future, ensuring with these investments positive effects on all
territories in which we work."
"The agreement on the upgrading of the TAL pipeline is an
important achievement, preceded by a year of intense and
challenging negotiations," said Jaroslav Pantuček, CEO and
Chairman of the Board of Directors of MERO ČR. "TAL, through
MERO's financing, will ensure the technical modifications and
modernization of parts of the pipeline in the coming months and
years, so as to achieve an expansion of its transport capacity".
Investments in infrastructure modernization, including
technological changes to the MERO infrastructure, are expected
to amount to 1.3 to 1.6 billion Czech crowns, or 50-70 million
euros.
Due to the increased capacity, the volume of oil transported
by the TAL pipeline will increase from 6,400 to 7,500 cubic
meters per hour. (ANSA).
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