Rhône Pipeline
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CountryItaly, Switzerland
FromPort of Genoa
Passes throughFerrera Erbognone, Aosta, Great St Bernard Tunnel
| Rhone Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Italy, Switzerland |
| From | Port of Genoa |
| Passes through | Ferrera Erbognone, Aosta, Great St Bernard Tunnel |
| To | Collombey-Muraz |
| General information | |
| Type | oil |
| Partners | Tamoil |
| Operator | Société de l'oléoduc du Rhône (Eni) |
| Commissioned | 1959 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 340 km (210 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 1,1 million bl per year |
The Rhone Pipeline (French: Oléoduc du Rhône) is a crude oil pipeline, which connects Italy and Switzerland.
The pipeline starts from the marine terminal in Genoa. It runs through the Alps and the Great St Bernard Tunnel to Collombey-Muraz in the Rhône Valley in the Swiss canton of Valais, where it supplies the Tamoil oil refinery at Collombey-Muraz.
History
Technical features
The diameter of the trunkline is 12 inches (300 mm) and 18 inches (460 mm) in diameter.
The capacity of the pipeline is approximately 1.1 million barrel of crude oil per year.