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Orlen Unipetrol receives 200,000 tonnes of oil from the Czech Republic during TAL works

According to the agency for state reserves, on Wednesday, a total of 200,000 metric tonnes of oil will be lent to Orlen Unipetrol by the Czech Republic due to restrictions imposed on the TAL pipe during modernisation works.

The State Material Reserves Administration said that work to modernise the pier in Trieste (Italy), where the pipeline begins was limiting tanker movement and reducing supplies.

It said that the work would last until mid-November.

Orlen Unipetrol is owned by Poland's Orlen and is the main refiner in the country.

In April, the Czech Republic no longer required Russian crude oil deliveries from the east after improvements along the TAL made it the only route for crude delivery.

TAL crosses into Germany, where it meets a pipeline that heads to the Czech Republic.

The Czech Republic now has a capacity of 8 million tons annually, which is enough to meet its annual requirements. (Reporting and editing by Kirovan Donovan; Jason Hovet)

(source: Reuters)