The Adria–Wien Pipeline (AWP) is a crude oil pipeline, which connects the
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 constru ...
from
Würmlach at the Italian-Austrian border with the Schwechat Refinery near
Vienna
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, Austria. It allows oil supplies to Austria from the Italian oil terminal in
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
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History
The planning of the pipeline started in 1965 with establishment of Adria–Wien Pipeline GmbH. The construction started in 1969 and the pipeline was commissioned in 1970.
Technical features
The length of the pipeline is . It has also a long branch line to
Lannach
Lannach is a municipality in the district of Deutschlandsberg in the Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a feder ...
. The diameter of the main pipeline is and it consists of 12 pumping stations. The capacity of the pipeline is 8 million
tons of crude oil per year.
Operating company
The pipeline is operated by Adria–Wien Pipeline GmbH, in which
OMV
OMV (formerly abbreviation for Österreichische Mineralölverwaltung Aktiengesellschaft ('' en, Austrian Mineral Oil Administration Stock Company'')) is an Austrian multinational integrated oil, gas and petrochemical company which is headquarter ...
owns 76%.
[ Other shareholders are BP Austria, Shell Austria, Esso Austria and Agip.
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References
External links
Adria-Wien Pipeline GmbH website
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Energy infrastructure completed in 1970
Oil pipelines in Austria