In May 2023 the Czech company MERO ČR announced a $73 million expansion to the Transalpine Pipeline that would double capacity to 8 million tons of oil to the Czech Republic, requiring 20 additional pumps and the upgrade of other equipment to pump the oil to 1,500m above sea level, over the alps, with completion scheduled for the end of 2024.

The pipeline system includes tank farms in Trieste and Lenting, Germany.

The capacity of the pipeline is approximately 43 million tons of crude oil per year.

shareholders are: The Czech unit of PKN Orlen, Unipetrol, is negotiating to buy an about 2% in the pipeline.

[6] The shareholders of the Group include: OMV, Shell, Rosneft, ENI, C-BLUE B.V. (Gunvor), ExxonMobil, Mero, Phillips 66/Jet Tankstellen and Total.