Ingolstadt–Kralupy–LitvÃnov pipeline
The Ingolstadt- Kralupy - Litvinov pipeline is a crude oil pipeline from the tank farm Vohburg on the Danube in Bavaria to the central Czech crude oil tank farm Nelahozeves near Prague. Another name of this line is also ' MERO IKL pipeline, analogous to the operator Central European Crude Oil Pipeline ( MERO ).
History and route
The original plan actually foresaw a route from Ingolstadt Kralupy after Litvinov - Záluží, but was changed; However, the term has been maintained, even if the pipeline, the three places are not crossed.
The pipeline carries about a total of 344 km, of which 179 km in Bavaria, with a diameter of 28 inches ( DN 700) of Vohburg an der Donau to Nelahozeves. It crosses in this way in Germany rivers Ilm, Aben, Danube River ( at river km 2358.72 ), rain andSchwarzach and crosses the mountain range the Bavarian Forest, Upper Palatinate Forest before it reaches near Waidhaus the territory of the Czech Republic.
The permit for the construction took place in late 1994. The official opening ceremony took place on 13 March 1996. The transported through the IKL oil passes through the Transalpine Pipeline (TAL ) to the tank farm Vohburg. The pumping station Vohburg provides the necessary operating pressure and the results together with the line an annual crude oil transportation capacity of 10 million tonnes.
Owner of the pipeline is the Czech stock company MERO ČR, a s, which is owned by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic. The MERO Germany AG, in sole possession of MERO ČR, a s is the German operating company of the Central European Crude Oil Pipeline.
In 2008, another pumping station near Benešovice was put into operation. It serves to increase the transport capacity of the pipeline from 10 million tons to 11.5 million tons per year. For this purpose, a pumping station was set up and connected next to the road. The pumping station consists of two pig launchers and three pumps with an electrical output of 1.45 MW.
Specifications
The pipeline has 2010 on the following technical data: