Rhône Pipeline

The Rhone Pipeline is a crude oil pipeline, which connects Italy and Switzerland.

Route

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

The construction of the pipeline started in 1960.
Since 2015, the oil transport has stopped due to Tamoil's decision to idle the oil refinery of Collombey-Muraz.

Technical features

The diameter of the trunkline is and in diameter.
The capacity of the pipeline is approximately 1.1 million barrel of crude oil per year.