NATO Pipeline System Latest News
Recently, the Polish government said that it will finally join the NATO Pipeline System (NPS).
About NATO Pipeline System
- It was set up during the Cold War to supply NATO forces with fuel.
- It is approximately 10,000 kilometres long, runs through 12 NATO countries and has a storage capacity of 4.1 million cubic metres.
- The NPS links together storage depots, military air bases, civil airports, pumping stations, truck and rail loading stations, refineries and entry/discharge points.
- Funding: Bulk distribution is carried out using facilities from the common-funded NATO Security Investment Programme.
- Controlled by: The networks are controlled by national organisations, with the exception of the Central Europe Pipeline System (CEPS), which is a multinational system managed by the CEPS Programme Office under the aegis of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.
- Structure
- It is overseen by the Petroleum Committee, which is the senior advisory body in NATO on consumer logistics and, more specifically, on petroleum issues.
- It reports to the Logistics Committee on all matters of concern to NATO in connection with military fuels and other petroleum installations.
- The NPS consists of eight national pipeline systems and two multinational systems
Source: TH
Last updated on January, 2026
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