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Posted on April 11, 2026
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Italian police are investigating damage to a Terna transmission pylon near Udine on March 25 that disrupted operations of the Transalpine Pipeline (TAL), halting crude deliveries to Germany’s MiRO refinery for three days until repairs were completed on March 29–30.
(Corrects to change to TAL from TAS in paragraph 6)
By Cristina Carlevaro
MILAN, April 11 (Reuters) - Italian police are investigating damage to a transmission pylon that temporarily disrupted operations of the Transalpine Pipeline in March, the grid operator Terna and TAL said on Saturday, following media reports of possible sabotage.
German media reported on Friday that an attack on the pipeline, which transports energy from Trieste to refineries in central Europe, put supplies of gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel to Germany's Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein (MiRO) refinery at risk for several days in March.
Terna said in a statement it had informed police about the incident, which it said was caused by unknown parties near Udine in the northeast of Italy on March 25. Terna said there was no harm to people or property and that repairs were completed four days later.
A spokesperson for MiRO said the refinery had received no crude through the TAL pipeline for three days up to March 30, 0200 CET, and said it had to rely on its own stocks during that time.
MiRO said it could not comment on what had caused the problems at TAL.
TAL said in a statement: "Any information relating to external actions by third parties against any part of TAL's facilities is untrue."
TAL, which said investigations into the incident ongoing, also said a scheduled shutdown of one of the two jetties at its marine terminal is under way until April 23 as part of an annual maintenance plan.
(Additional reporting by Christoph Steitz in Frankfurt, editing by Jane Merriman)
The disruption was caused by damage to a transmission pylon near Udine, Italy, allegedly by unknown parties.
Yes, the incident put gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel supplies at risk for several days, notably affecting Germany's MiRO refinery.
Repairs were completed four days after the incident.
No harm to people or property was reported.
Yes, investigations by Italian police and the pipeline operator are ongoing to determine the cause and parties involved.
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