History Vision Safety and the environment Left Contact Home welcome to Rotterdam Antwerp Pipeline (RAPL) RAPL transports crude oil via a pipeline from Rotterdam to Antwerp. Pipeline transport is a safe, environmentally conscious and sustainable form of transport. Pipeline from Rotterdam to Antwerp Product Crude oil Inner diameter: 34 inch (864 mm) Wall thickness: 7.92 mm (at crossings 10 to 22 mm maximum) Length: 102 km (33.8 km on Belgian territory and 68.2 km on Dutch territory) Operating pressure: 38 bar Material: Steel: API - 5LS - X60 Temperature: 40 ° C (maximum) Marking in the field: High plastic posts: blue with yellow identification plate Coating layer glass fiber reinforced bitumen Corrosion protection: the pipeline is Cathodically protected © 2019 Rotterdam Antwerp Pijpleiding NV (RAPL) | disclaimer

History Vision Safety and the environment Left Contact Home Safety and the environment Pipeline transport is a safe, environmentally conscious and sustainable form of transport. The RAPL pipeline makes an important contribution to less freight traffic between Rotterdam and Antwerp. If the crude oil were to be transported by means of bulk trucks, more than 1100 large tank trucks would be driving up and down 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Pipeline transport is the most efficient and energy-efficient way of transport. Transport by pipeline does not have empty return journeys such as transport by road, air, water or rail. Pipelines cause no noise nuisance, no air pollution and few accidents occur with pipelines. This makes pipelines safer than any other means of transport. Precautionary actions Alarm plan © 2010 Rotterdam Antwerp Pijpleiding NV (RAPL) | disclaimer

History Vision Safety and the environment Left Contact Home History Due to the limited draft of the Western Scheldt, it is only possible to supply the refineries in Antwerp directly with tankers of approximately 80,000 tons. When tankers of 250,000 tons and more came into use, the Belgian and Dutch governments granted permission to supply the Antwerp refineries with crude oil via a more than 100 km long pipeline from Rotterdam. The first crude oil reached Antwerp via RAPL on May 10, 1971. RAPL itself has no storage. The crude oil is stored in Rotterdam in tanks at terminals. For this reason, the pipeline in Rotterdam is connected to these storage locations via supply lines. The crude oil is pumped via one of the supply pipes to the RAPL main pumping station in Europoort, from where it can be transported to Antwerp. RAPL works 24 hours in continuous service with which a maximum of 110 million liters of crude oil can be transported per day. © 2010 Rotterdam Antwerp Pijpleiding NV (RAPL) | disclaimer