Czech Mero will increase supplies via the TAL pipeline to

replace Druzhbaby 2025. According to CTC,

The Czech oil company Mero and the Italian concern TAL have entered into an agreement to expand the capacity of the transalpine oil pipeline to replace supplies via the Druzhba, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Twitter.

“The Czech Republic will be dependent on oil supplies via the Russian Druzhba pipeline for another three years. However, already from 2025, the supply of this strategic raw material will be provided through the TAL transalpine pipeline, the capacity of which will be significantly expanded,” the prime minister said.

According to the Czech News Agency (CTK), the expansion of TAL's capacity has already been approved by the management of the group of companies involved in the operation of the oil pipeline. “The expansion of the TAL pipeline will make it possible to increase supplies to the required 7-8 million tons of oil per year for the republic. Work to expand the throughput capacity of the oil pipeline is expected to cost 1.2–1.6 billion kroons (about $51–68 million),” the agency said in a statement.

The TAL pipeline connects the port city of Trieste in northeastern Italy, where oil tankers arrive, with Germany, through whichoil is delivered to the Czech Republic via the Mero Pipeline.

Druzhba is the world's largest system of main oil pipelines. The oil pipeline runs from Almetyevsk to Bryansk, after which it is divided into two branches - northern and southern. The first passes through the territory of Belarus, Poland, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania. And the southern branch goes through the territory of Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia.

In June, the European Union imposed an embargo on the import of Russian oil and oil products, but it did not affect supplies via Druzhba. The temporary exemption from the EU ban is valid for two years. During this time, countries receiving Russian oil must provide alternative ways to deliver this type of raw material.

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