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    SOCIÉTÉ DES TRANSPORTS PÉTROLIERS PAR PIPELINE

    Société des Transports Pétroliers par Pipelines (Trapil) was created by the French government in 1950 to build and operate a pipeline and auxiliary installations to transport refined petroleum products between the Basse-Seine and Paris regions.

    In 1953, our first pipeline, the 200-km Le Havre-Paris (LHP), was brought on stream with 25-cm diameter pipes connecting refineries in Normandy to depots in the Paris region.


    Following its extension to Tours and Caen, the LHP is now Europe’s oldest, largest civilian pipeline network, comprising 1,375 km of pipe ranging in diameter from 25 to 81 cm, 28 pumping stations and 27 delivery terminals. It ties into two other pipeline networks, four refineries and three dispatch stations, and supplies 30 depots.

    Trapil is owned by France’s leading oil companies, who joined together in making this major capital investment to secure the sustainability of business-critical facilities.


    Our networks

    Trapil operates three multi-product pipelines:

    • The Le Havre-Paris pipeline (LHP), which it owns,
    • The Mediterranean Rhone pipeline (PMR),
    • The NATO pipelines in France (ODC).
    Map of the LHP, PMR and ODC networks

    Together, they represent a total of:

    • 4,700 kilometers of main lines,
    • 850,000 cubic meters of tank farms,
    • 160 pumping and delivery facilities.

    Main Shareholders

    Noven
    Freesia  (a 100% subsidiary of DIF Capital Partners)
    Esso SAF
    TotalEnergies Marketing France
    Trapil employees CIPF

    Management

    Erwan Keromest
    Erwan Keromest
    Chairman of the Board
    Xavier Folch
    Xavier Folch
    General Manager
    David Le Friant
    David Le Friant
    Vice President, Engineering
    Vladimir Lortet
    Vladimir Lortet
    Vice President, Civilian Pipelines
    Marc Radisson
    Marc Radisson
    Chief Financial Officer
    Sandrine Beck
    Sandrine Beck
    Vice President, Human Resources
    Bernard Pic
    Bernard Pic
    Vice President, NATO Pipelines
    Serge Pigeon
    Serge Pigeon
    Chief Digital Officer