Lenting tank farm: A visit from the neighbourhood

27.07.2021

Lenting tank farm: A visit from the neighbourhood

Desching – a district of the market town of Kösching in the district of Eichstätt – is located adjacent to the Lenting tank farm.

In order to maintain good contact with the adjoining neighbours and to regularly exchange information on current topics, some residents accepted the invitation to the tank farm on Monday (19 July 2021). Harald Weber (Head of TA-Maintenance Germany) began by briefly introducing TAL to the interested visitors and then went into more detail about the numerous measures the company takes to reduce odour emissions during planned work and plant operation. These include:

Installation of additional seals during revisions of the crude oil tanks
Use of mobile, TÜV-certified combustion chambers
Enclosure of pig traps, use of modern extraction systems
Control by electronic noses (E-Noses) in the tank farm as well as in two neighbouring locations

Finally, there was a short tour of the tank farm to see the tanks and the pig trap.

19.06.2024

APPROVATO DALL’ASSEMBLEA DEI SOCI IL BILANCIO 2023

federico prandi News, News Italy

Il 2023 si è chiuso con 36,7 milioni di tonnellate di greggio sbarcato, 395 petroliere al Terminale Marino, nuove assunzioni e zero incidenti.

Nei primi cinque mesi del 2024 traffici in aumento del 13,2%, arrivo della 22millesima nave al Terminale Marino e superamento del traguardo di 1,7 miliardi di tonnellate di greggio trasportato.

Trieste, 19 giugno 2024 – L’Assemblea dei Soci di SIOT, Società Italiana per l’Oleodotto Transalpino, ha approvato il Bilancio di esercizio 2023 dell’azienda che si è chiuso con un risultato positivo di 3 milioni di euro; nel 2023 il greggio sbarcato dalle 395 petroliere che hanno attraccato al Terminale Marino si è attestato a 36,7 milioni di tonnellate.

I consumi petroliferi nei Paesi serviti dall’Oleodotto Transalpino nel 2023 sono risultati sostanzialmente stabili ma i primi cinque mesi del 2024 hanno evidenziato un incremento del 13,2% rispetto allo stesso periodo dell’anno precedente riguardo ai quantitativi di greggio trasportati

SIOT-TAL nel corso del 2023 ha continuato a dedicare un notevole impegno al perseguimento degli obiettivi relativi alla sicurezza e alla tutela ambientale, anche attraverso un continuo programma di addestramento e di sensibilizzazione del personale e di coinvolgimento delle ditte appaltatrici, Il 2023 ha fatto segnare zero infortuni sul lavoro, a conferma delle efficaci misure di sicurezza adottate, e l’organico è salito a 130 persone, due in più rispetto al 2022: 5 Dirigenti, 29 Quadri, 77 Impiegati e 19 operai.

“La SIOT – dichiara Vittorio Torbianelli, Commissario Straordinario dell’Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale – è altamente strategica per il porto, anche nella prospettiva della continua innovazione su cui investe l’azienda. Tale strategia le permette di migliorare l’efficienza ambientale nel breve e nel più lungo periodo di essere protagonista di percorsi di transizione energetica di cui tutto il sistema portuale deve essere protagonista. Anche alla luce di queste motivazioni vediamo con soddisfazione gli ottimi risultati di bilancio e traffico del gruppo TAL”.

PROSPETTIVE E PROGETTO TAL PLUS

“Il 2023 è stato un anno positivo per SIOT – spiega il Presidente SIOT e General Manager del Gruppo TAL Alessio Lilli – anzitutto perché abbiamo operato in sicurezza sia per chi lavora con noi, con zero infortuni registrati, sia per l’ambiente. Dal punto di vista operativo abbiamo garantito le esigenze sia delle raffinerie di destinazione che degli shippers e l’aumento dei traffici nel primo quadrimestre del 2024, con un 13,2% in più rispetto allo stesso periodo dell’anno scorso, ci fa stimare che quest’anno potremmo raggiungere i 40 milioni di tonnellate trasportate. A questa evoluzione del mercato si unisce l’operazione TAL Plus, il progetto che stiamo portando avanti e che, grazie all’adozione di nuovi sistemi di pompaggio, permetterà di aumentare la capacità di portata della pipeline. Un progetto strategico sotto il profilo internazionale che consentirà alla Repubblica Ceca di soddisfare il proprio fabbisogno di greggio attraverso il Porto di Trieste abbandonando le forniture russe”.

TRAGUARDI NEL 60° ANNO DALLA FONDAZIONE

Il primo quadrimestre del 2024 ha fatto registrate inoltre due traguardi significativi nella storia della società, che celebra i propri 60 anni dalla fondazione: l’arrivo al Terminale Marino della 22millesima nave e il superamento di 1,7 miliardi di tonnellate di greggio sbarcate dall’inizio delle operazioni.

“Il 3 giugno al Terminale Marino ha attraccato la nave Gemini Sun, 22millesima nella storia della SIOT – spiega Lilli – una “milestone” significativa che, unita al traguardo di 1,7 miliardi di tonnellate di greggio sbarcate nella nostra storia, restituisce chiaramente l’importanza strategica dell’oleodotto per il porto di Trieste e nell’economia dell’Europa. L’oleodotto rappresenta un sistema di trasporto sicuro, economico ed a basso impatto ambientale che gioca un ruolo importante per le economie delle aree interessate e che svolgerà una funzione determinante anche in futuro nonostante il crescente utilizzo di forme di energia alternative”.

LUCIO CARACCIOLO PER LE TAL ENERGY LECTURES

SIOT-TAL celebrerà il 10 luglio, nella Sala Luttazzi del Magazzino 26, l’importante ricorrenza dei 60 anni dalla propria fondazione con il primo di una serie di eventi, chiamati “TAL Energy Lectures”, che avrà come protagonista Lucio Caracciolo, il Direttore della rivista Limes che torna per l’occasione a Trieste, e che sarà momento di riflessione con studiosi e tecnici sulla situazione energetica e geopolitica attuale e i suoi possibili sviluppi futuri: “Vogliamo mettere al servizio della comunità la nostra esperienza e il nostro punto di vista unico su questi aspetti cruciali per il futuro della comunità in cui viviamo – aggiunge il Presidente Lilli – per questo stiamo organizzando questo appuntamento da cui crediamo possano emergere riflessioni importanti su quello che ci riserveranno i prossimi anni e i prossimi decenni, tra obiettivi di sostenibilità, cambiamenti politici, sociali ed economici, variazioni nelle fonti energetiche con la crescita delle rinnovabili e molti altri argomenti”.

LAVORI AL TERMINALE MARINO

La società sta inoltre proseguendo nell’importante progetto da oltre 44 milioni di euro per il potenziamento del Terminale Marino: “Per quello che sarà il singolo investimento più significativo nella storia di SIOT-TAL – ricorda Lilli – abbiamo scelto un partner di altissimo livello come Fincantieri. Procederemo a realizzare una serie di attività di rinforzo e consolidamento delle strutture del Terminale Marino, progettate per adattarsi alle crescenti esigenze del traffico marittimo, e coinvolgera ̀ entrambi i pontili SIOT, utilizzati per l’ormeggio delle petroliere in fase di discarica. Questi lavori non solo garantiranno la sicurezza delle nostre attivita ̀ per i prossimi decenni, ma ci posizioneranno in modo adeguato per affrontare le sfide del futuro”.

LA SITUAZIONE GEOPOLITICA ATTUALE

“Se il 2022 è stato l’anno dell’inizio del conflitto russo-ucraino – conclude Alessio Lilli – nel 2023 lo scenario internazionale è stato nuovamente scosso dal conflitto armato tra lo stato di Israele e Hamas, che ha portato con sé attacchi da parte dei ribelli Houti contro navi mercantili nei pressi del canale di Suez. Questo ha comportato che parte del traffico marittimo sia stato deviato sulla rotta che circumnaviga l’Africa, ma l’arrivo delle petroliere verso il terminale marino della società ne ha risentito solo marginalmente. La situazione geopolitica è sempre rilevante per una società come la nostra, per questo continuiamo a monitorare la situazione e con essa tutte le normative varate a livello internazionale come risposta alle crisi in corso. Per quanto queste non abbiano riguardato al momento direttamente le movimentazioni del greggio o altri aspetti dell’operatività, l’azienda è pronta a intervenire qualora lo scenario si modifichi”.

21.06.2023

THE SHAREHOLDERS MEETING APPROVED 2022 STATEMENT: POSITIVE OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL RESULTS

federico prandi News, News Italy

The year 2022 ended with 37.2 million tonnes of crude oil discharged, 402 tankers at the Marine Terminal, new hires and zero accidents.

Trieste, 16 June 2023 – Yesterday, the Shareholders’ Meeting of SIOT, Società Italiana per l’Oleodotto Transalpino, approved the company’s 2022 financial statement, which closed with a positive result of 3.95 million euros against a production value slightly above 121 million.

In 2022, crude oil transported via the pipeline stood at 37.1 million tonnes, essentially stable compared to 2021. 402 tankers docked at the Marine Terminal, whose average tonnage was 92,352 metric tonnes, up from 87,773 M.T. in 2021.

“2022 was a complex year,” explains SIOT President and General Manager of the TAL Group Alessio Lilli, “during which the tail end of the pandemic was overlaid by the crisis of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, two factors that strongly affected the world economy and also our industry. We have reacted to these factors of uncertainty, which among many consequences have also caused a dramatic increase in the cost of raw materials and energy, with constant monitoring of the situation and with measures that have enabled us to ensure the full efficiency of our pipeline in both operational and financial terms. For this achievement, I want to thank all the people who work with SIOT, from the Management Team to all the employees to the many local organisations with whom we collaborate on a daily basis.”.

Among the production cost items, energy consumption is particularly significant: although SIOT consumed 4.69% less energy than in 2021, expenditure increased by 61.1% to almost 24 million euros.

“The issue of energy consumption is crucial for us,” emphasises the President, “which is also why we are investing in a complex project on cogeneration, which includes the construction of four plants along the pipeline line at the pumping stations. These modern cogenerators will not only produce the energy on site, but will also heat the crude oil, lowering its viscosity and making it easier to transport, thus reducing the energy needed to pump it along the pipeline. Finally, if we consider that these cogenerators will be able to be fuelled by biomethane, produced from the agricultural waste of local companies, it becomes clear how this modernisation project fits perfectly into the European Union’s guidelines on ecological transition, combining both economic and environmental advantages.”

In terms of personnel, 2022 was a good year both from an employment point of view, with the number of SIOT employees increasing to 128, and from a safety point of view, with zero accidents recorded.

“We invest a great deal in the culture of Safety & Security,” explains Alessio Lilli. “We feel a very strong responsibility to constantly guarantee the highest safety standards both for those who work with us and for the communities and territories crossed by our pipeline.”.

The Società Italiana per l’Oleodotto Transalpino S.p.A. manages the Italian portion of the approximately 750-kilometre-long pipeline that runs from Trieste to Ingolstadt in Germany and then on to Karlsruhe, playing a strategic role in the oil supply network for Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic.

“The pipeline represents a safe, economical and environmentally friendly transport system that plays an important role for the economies of the areas concerned and will also play a crucial role in the future despite the increasing use of alternative forms of energy” concluded Lilli.

03.04.2024

TAL successfully completes the external audit on energy management

Alberto Locatelli News Germany, Press Releases Germany

TAL Germany has completed the energy audit for the year 2023. This marks the third energy audit conducted for the company’s sites in the Federal Republic; the company received a positive final report in both 2019 and 2015. “The energy audit is an important part of our energy management verification. We strive to use the required energy as efficiently as possible to make the operation of the pipeline environmentally sustainable,” says Alessio Lilli, General Manager of the TAL Group.

The routine examination process includes inventory and analysis of energy consumption data as well as the development of potential optimization measures, including an economic calculation by an external auditor. By the end of 2023, on-site inspections were conducted at various TAL locations in Germany, and detailed operating data on energy consumption were obtained.

Additionally, TAL duly submitted an online energy audit declaration to the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA). The federal supervisory authority is part of the “Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection” and is responsible, among other things, for verifying compliance with the energy audit obligation under the EDL-G.

The “Act on Energy Services and Other Energy Efficiency Measures” (EDL-G) has mandated an “energy audit” every four years since 2015. Energy audits as well as energy and environmental management systems are key instruments for identifying and implementing energy efficiency measures. These assist companies in reducing their energy consumption and associated costs.

In the future, energy audits will be conducted “in-house”: According to ISO 50001, TAL Germany is already in the process of establishing its own energy management system (EnMS), which will be certified by an external auditing body.

18.02.2024

TAL Germany Safety day in Lenting

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The first German edition of the new TAL safety program, focusing on Behaviour Based Safety, was held on the 7^th February in Lenting.

Behaviour based safety (BBS) is a proactive way aiming to increase safe behaviour in all areas of the company and to provide long-term solutions for eliminating risks and hazards. This life saving approach fosters a culture of safety in the workplace which is vital for lasting success.

Within the global TAL Safety Culture Enhancement Program, General Manager Alessio Lilli and the HSSE-managers of partner companies signed during the Safety Day the self-commitment safety pact. Under the motto “Safety, it’s me”, around 50 safety representatives took part in this new TAL training program.

“Safety has always been firmly anchored in our corporate culture as a fundamental value. Safety, health and protection of our employees and the environment are a constant motivation, challenge and responsibility that each individual must face every day,” emphasised General Manager Alessio Lilli in his welcome speech. “Every accident is one too many. That must be our daily aspiration”.

The TAL Safety Culture Enhancement Program was launched last year in order to strengthen and continuously improve the common safety culture and performances in all countries.

Through dialogue, multi-level training and working groups, the HSSE-managers will act as multipliers to further raise awareness of safety and promote the commitment of everyone. “Overconfidence, time pressure and a lack of competence are the most common causes of accidents at work. All employees can play an active role in identifying risks and minimising them,” explains Sabatino De Sanctis, who led the training program. “Above all, we want to convey competence, coherence and courage as key messages to the safety representatives. They should encourage all employees to interrupt work and intervene proactively if they recognise misconduct, hazards or risks. This is the only way to get closer to our goal: the number of acceptable accidents is zero,” says General Manager Alessio Lilli.

04.09.2024

The adventure sports week for children in the municipality of Matrei in Osttirol with the support of TAL

federico prandi News, News Austria

Only smiling faces: The adventure sports week organised by the market town of Matrei in Osttirol inspires children and takes the pressure off parents.

The adventure sports week for children took place in Matrei in Osttirol from 5 to 9 August 2024. This week-long childcare event has been organised by the municipality of Matrei since 2012 to take the pressure off working parents during the holidays and offer children an eventful, sporting highlight. During the 2024 adventure sports week, 25 girls and boys from the municipality aged 5 to 12 were given all-day educational supervision under the principle of ‘one for all, all for one’. The children were also offered lunch. The market town of Matrei i. O. commissioned the company ‘Xund ins Leben’ for this event. The educators offered the children a programme mainly outdoors with nature & adventure, many different types of sport, dance & rhythm, creative design, fitness & health and much more. The market town of Matrei i. O. always endeavours to keep the costs of the adventure sports week low for parents through sponsorship contributions from regional companies. In 2024, TAL Transalpine Ölleitung in Österreich GmbH took part in the campaign. Thanks to TAL’s contribution of € 3,000.00 and the support of other sponsors totalling € 1,350.00, the costs for parents were reduced by 90%. The adventure sports week was once again a complete success this year.

25.07.2024

Visit of the government representatives from the Czech Republic

Alberto Locatelli News, News Austria, Press Releases, Press Releases Austria

Transalpine Ölleitung in Österreich GmbH: visit of the government representatives from the Czech Republic.The capacity expansion of the pipeline as part of the strategic TAL-PLUS project is intended to make the Czech Republic completely independent of Russian crude oil from 2025.

In mid-July 2024, a delegation from the Czech government and TAL shareholder MERO ČR visited Transalpine Ölleitung in Österreich GmbH to learn about the progress of the TAL-PLUS project. Jan Udržal, Secretary of the Special Representative for Energy Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, and Pavel Janouškovec, Chief Operating Technician at MERO ČR, were personally briefed by Alessio Lilli, CEO of the TAL Group, on the status of the work in Austria. At the Gruben site, the delegation visited the pumping station and learned about the ongoing pump replacement. The guests were then shown the world’s first crude oil power plant, Taimeralm. In the municipality of Mittersill, TAL Transalpine Ölleitung in Österreich GmbH has been using the gradient of the pipeline after the Felbertauern peak to generate emission-free energy since 2018, setting new standards. The amount of energy generated corresponds to around twelve percent of TAL’s current energy consumption in Austria and can supply 3,000 households.

TAL-PLUS will guarantee the maximum output and capacity of the Transalpine Pipeline from 2025. TAL already covers almost 50% of the Czech Republic’s crude oil requirements. The strategic TAL-PLUS project ensures that the Czech Republic will receive an additional 4 million tons of oil per year from the port of Trieste, the starting point of the TAL pipeline, from 2025. This capacity via the western route using the TAL and IKL pipelines will completely replace all crude oil shipments from Russia that currently flow to the Czech Republic via the Druzhba pipeline. In order to ensure the necessary increase in capacity of the pipeline from 6,400 to 7,500 cubic meters per hour, pumps and motors will be replaced and changes made to the control system between July and December 2024. These technical upgrades are necessary in Italy, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic.

MERO ČR is the main partner of the TAL-PLUS project and the owner and operator of the Czech section of the Druzhba and ICL pipelines. The company is therefore the only crude oil transporter in the Czech Republic and the most important company for the storage of strategic oil reserves. MERO ČR has held a 5% stake in the TAL Group since December 2012. The modernization of TAL also requires changes to the entry and exit of the IKL pipeline in the Czech Republic.

“The TAL Group is aware of the strategic importance of the TAL-PLUS project for the security of the Czech Republic’s energy supply and will therefore be strongly committed to its timely realization by the end of 2024. The expansion pipeline capacity with the utmost attention to safety and operational efficiency,’ assures Alessio Lilli, CEO of the TAL Group.

‘TAL-PLUS / Throughput 7500 is a project of immense importance for our energy security. It will end our dependence on Russian crude oil. TAL employees were very helpful in informing us about the realization of the project and showing us the facilities on site,’ said Jan Udržal, Secretary of the Special Envoy for Energy Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

‘We would like to thank our colleagues from TAL for their warm welcome and for the opportunity to not only visit the interesting sites of the TAL pipeline and discuss the technical specifics of the TAL-PLUS project with the Managing Director of the TAL Group and the management of the TAL project team, but also for the opportunity to see the progress of the installation of the new pumps and motors directly in Gruben, Austria,’ said Pavel Janouškovec, MERO ČR Operations Technologist.

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During the tour of the Gruben pumping station of the Transalpinen Ölleitung in Österreich GmbH, from left: Manuel Goller | TAL, Markus Thuswaldner | TAL, Alessio Lilli | CEO of the TAL Group, Pavel Janouškovec | MERO ČR, Jan Udržal, Secretary of the Special Representative for Energy Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Markus Mühlmann | TAL, Sebastian Hohmann | TAL.

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