MERO ČR, a.s.

The only transporter of oil to the Czech Republic

Basic Data
Družba oil pipeline

It has been in operation on the Czech territory since 1965

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IKL oil pipeline

It has transported 38 types of oil to the Czech Republic

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Central oil tank farm

It protects emergency oil supplies for the Czech Republic

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The Czech Republic will become independent of Russian oil at the end of 2024. MERO ČR is continuing the TAL-PLUS project, the first technical modifications of the TAL crude oil pipeline will begin next spring.

At the end of next year, after almost sixty years, the Czech Republic will be independent of Russian oil supplies from the Druzhba pipeline. MERO ČR, together with the TAL consortium, continues the successful implementation of the TAL-PLUS project. All works are progressing according to the set schedule. The first technical modifications and modernisation works will start on the European TAL pipeline as early as next spring.

MERO and ČEZ are working together to strengthen the energy security of the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic will be independent of crude oil from Russia as early as 2025. MERO ČR is working to expand the capacity of the TAL crude oil pipeline, which will begin delivering up to 8 million tons of crude oil to the Czech Republic from 2025, 4 million more than now *Elevion Group, a subsidiary of ČEZ, is also involved in strengthening the capacity of TAL. It is building gas cogeneration for the efficient drive of pumps in Italy along the TAL route

MERO ČR Vice-Chairman Zdeněk Dundr attends the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary with Energy Transition being the key theme.

Energy Transition: The Path to Net Zero. This was the main theme of the World Petroleum Congress held in Calgary this September. Among the participants was Zdeněk Dundr, who represented MERO ČR as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors.

MERO ČR, a.s.

MERO ČR, a.s. is the 100% owner of the subsidiary MERO Germany GmbH based in the Bavarian town of Vohburg an der Donau near Ingolstadt, which operates and maintains the German part of the IKL oil pipeline and the local oil tank farm. 

Since December 2012 the MERO ČR, a.s. Company has owned 5% share in companies which owns and runs the TAL crude oil pipeline.

MERO ČR, a. s. (International Pipeline), the owner and operator of the Czech section of the Družba crude oil pipeline and the IKL crude oil pipeline, is the only transporter of crude oil into the Czech Republic and the most important company ensuring storage of strategic emergency crude oil reserves. Both pipelines enter the Central Crude Oil Tank Farm Nelahozeves, where 17 crude oil tanks with the total storage capacity of 1.675.000 m3 are operated..