Transpetrol is a Slovak company involved in the transportation and storage of
crude oil
Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude ...
. It provides both transit and domestic transport to the end customer.
The
Slovak Republic
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
owns through the Slovak Economy Ministry 100% of the company.
Transpetrol is the operator of the Slovak section of the
Druzhba pipeline
The Druzhba pipeline (russian: нефтепровод «Дружба»; also has been referred to as the Friendship Pipeline and the Comecon Pipeline) is one of the world's longest oil pipelines and one of the largest oil pipeline networks in th ...
and it is the only operator of the oil pipeline system in Slovakia.
Statistics
In 2006, the company transported a total of 11,145,000 tonnes of crude oil.
*5,660,000 tonnes to
Slovnaft
Slovnaft is an oil refining company in Slovakia. The company, located in Bratislava, is a subsidiary of MOL Group.
History
Slovnaft is the successor of the Apollo company. Apollo was established in 1895 in Bratislava. Its refinery was bom ...
;
*5,218,000 tonnes to refineries at
Litvínov
Litvínov (; german: Leutensdorf) is a town in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre.
Administrative parts
Litvínov is made up of 12 town parts an ...
and
Pardubice
Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monu ...
in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
;
*267,000 tonnes to other companies.
Besides transporting oil, Transpetrol is also involved in the storage of oil having a total storage capacity of 520,000 m.
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Corporate governance
Transpetrol is under the current management The company's
board of directors
A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...
consists of Martin Ruzinsky(chairman), Marek Zalom (vice-chairman), Karol Ladomersky, David Kaiser.
See also
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Energy in Slovakia
Primary energy use in Slovakia was 194 TWh and 36 TWh per million inhabitants in 2009.[Economy of Slovakia
The economy of Slovakia is based upon Slovakia becoming an EU member state in 2004, and adopting the euro at the beginning of 2009. Its capital, Bratislava, is the largest financial centre in Slovakia. As of Q1 2018, the unemployment rate was ...]
References
Literature
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External links
Company website (Slovak)
Oil and gas companies of Slovakia
Oil pipeline companies
Companies of Czechoslovakia