MERO ČR, a. s. administers and maintains crude oil pipelines so that they last many decades. In recent years, the Družba crude oil pipeline underwent revitalization, comprehensive repairs, and restoration.
The Central Crude Oil Tank Farm Nelahozeves
The Central Crude Oil Tank Farm is a part of the project of MERO IKL pipeline. Crude oil from the Družba pipeline and the MERO IKL pipeline is pumped into the tanks to be stored, blended and distributed to the customer.
A part of the capacity of the Central Crude Oil Tank Farm is used to store strategic emergency crude oil reserves. At present crude oil can be stored in four 50,000 m3 storage tanks and six 100,000 m3 storage tanks.
These steel tanks are situated above ground level and equipped with a steel protective basin and floating roof. The Central Crude Oil Tank Farm site is situated on the total area of 59 ha in the districts of Mělník and Kladno, in the cadastral areas of Nelahozeves, Podhořany, Uhy, Nové Ouholice and Sazená. The largest part of the area belongs to Nelahozeves cadastral area.
Putting into Operation
1st phase July – August 1994 (4 tanks with 50,000 m3 each)
2nd phase November 1996 – April 1997 (4 tanks with 100,000 m3 each)
3rd phase January 1998 (2 tanks with 100,000 m3 each)
Help to people affected by floods - MERO Raspenava
Help from the MERO company is directed to the town of Raspenava in the Frydlant region that was seriously hit by the flash flood in August. ...