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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.

Kralupy nad Vltavou, 25 October 2023 – MERO ČR continues to work on the TAL-PLUS project, which will ensure the Czech Republic's independence from Russian crude oil as early as 2025. This is one of the most significant updates in the recent history of the Czech energy industry. The project envisages increasing the capacity of the Transalpine Pipeline (TAL) – the European crude oil pipeline system; as a result, the Czech Republic will receive an additional 4 million tonnes of oil per annum.

The Czech Republic will be completely independent from Russian oil supplies from 2025. MERO CR is fulfilling an important objective in the area of energy security of the Czech Republic and is working on the TAL-PLUS project. The project envisages the expansion of the TAL pipeline capacity.

Prague, 15 August 2023 - Jaroslav Pantůček, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MERO ČR, confirmed in an interview for the Interview ČT24 that the Czech Republic will be completely independent from Russian oil from 2025, thanks to the expansion of the capacity of the Transalpine Oil Pipeline.

Kralupy nad Vltavou, 24 July 2023 – For the first time in the Czech Republic, the NON ENTRY system has been used for cleaning an oil tank. The first company to use it was MERO ČR, which employed it to clean one of the tanks at the Central Oil Tank Farm in Nelahozeves from March to May this year. 

Kralupy nad Vltavou, 18 July 2023 - MERO ČR continues to strengthen the energy security and oil self-sufficiency of the Czech Republic. The company has started work on expanding the capacity of the European TAL pipeline. The pipeline carries oil from Italy to Germany and is then followed by the IKL pipeline, which continues to the Czech Republic.

Prague, 26 June 2023 – Jaroslav Pantůček, Chairman of the Board of MERO ČR, confirmed the strategic importance of the TAL-PLUS project in an interview for the news website SeznamZprávy. Thanks to the expansion of the capacity of the Transalpine Pipeline, the Czech Republic will be completely independent of Russian crude oil from 2025 onwards.

Kralupy nad Vltavou, 20 June 2023 – Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura visited the Central Oil Tank Farm in Nelahozeves today. Together with Jaroslav Pantůček, CEO of MERO ČR, and other members of the Company’s management, he discussed the provision of crude oil supplies to the Czech Republic, the Company’s business performance and the strategic investment of CZK 1.6 billion in the TAL-PLUS project. The Ministry of Finance is the sole shareholder of MERO ČR, a state-owned company which distributes crude oil to the Czech Republic.

Kralupy nad Vltavou, 23 May 2023 - MERO ČR has succeeded in reaching an agreement to expand the capacity of the TAL oil pipeline. This is a major success and an important step for strengthening the energy security of the Czech Republic and the oil independence of our country. The agreement was signed on 22 May with the consent of all TAL shareholders, signed on behalf of MERO ČR by the company CEO, Mr. Jaroslav Pantůček, and the Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Zdeněk Dundr.

Kralupy nad Vltavou, 30 November 2022 – MERO ČR has succeeded in achieving approval for the implementation of the TAL pipeline intensification project (TAL+). The TAL+ plan was approved at the meeting of the Coordinating Committee, the supreme body of the TAL Consortium, held today, 30 November 2022, in Austria.

Updated,16 November 2022: The supplies of Russian crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline from Ukraine to Slovakia were already resumed on November 16, 2022 in the afternoon.

The supply of Russian crude oil to the Czech Republic via the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline was resumed today at 8:00 p.m. The crude oil supply of domestic refineries is proceeding continuously according to plan.

Interrupted Supply of Russian Crude Oil via the Druzhba Oil Pipeline to the Czech Republic

The TAL consortium, of which the Czech Republic owns a 5% share through the company MERO ČR, received an operating permit from the Bavarian government, which will increase the total capacity of the TAL crude oil pipeline to the level of roughly half of the current supplies from the Druzhba crude oil pipeline to the Czech Republic.