The construction started in 1969 and the pipeline was commissioned in 1970.
The length of the pipeline is 420 kilometres (260 mi).
It has also a 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long branch line to Lannach.
The diameter of the main pipeline is 18 inches (460 mm) and it consists of 12 pumping stations.
The capacity of the pipeline is 8 million tons of crude oil per year.