“…A very long, lazy, black, irony snake, lively spirited and sensitive when pumps are on. He lengthens when heat and compresses when cold, describing everlasting, lazy movements that embody the very essence of his nature.” – (Eng. Corneliu Toroceanu)
The Crude Oil National Transport System (N.T.S.) is the ensemble of interconnected major pipelines, providing the collection of the crude oil from the extraction sites or import crude and their routing from the sites they have been delivered by the producers/importers towards the processing units.
Acting as concessionnaire of the N.T.S., CONPET S.A. is legally bound to provide to all applicants – authorized legal persons, free access to the system’s available throughput, under equal conditions, in a non-discriminatory and transparent manner.
The N.T.S. is currently 3.200 km in length and is being divided into four major sub-systems. The system’s operational transport throughput is approximately 18.75 million tons/year (out of a total of 27.5 million tons/year).
Crude Oil Transport Infrastructure
| Domestic Crude Oil | Imported Crude Oil | Rich Gas and Ethane | Crude Oil and Rich Gas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,173 km of pipelines | 971 km of pipelines | 28 km of pipelines | 13 loading ramps |
| 6,2 million tons per year throughput | 12,5 million tons per year throughput | 0,073 million tons per year throughput | 2 unloading ramps |
| 120,000 mc storage capacity | 79,500 mc storage capacity | 250 mc storage capacity | 13 locomotives and 55 railway tankers |