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NEL pipeline 
Constructions south of SchwerinLocation Country Germany General direction east-west From Lubmin To Rehden General information Type natural gas Partners Wingas, E.ON Operator OPAL NEL TRANSPORT GmbH Technical information Length 440 km (270 mi) Maximum discharge 20 billion cubic metres per year The NEL (Norddeutsche Erdgasleitung) is a planned 440 kilometres (270 mi) long natural gas pipeline in Germany.
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Route
The pipeline will run from Lubmin near Greifswald to Rehden. It will connect the planned Nord Stream pipeline with the Rehden-Hamburg gas pipeline and MIDAL pipeline. Together with MIDAL it will create a Greifswald-Bunde connection.
Technical features
The diameter of the pipeline will be 1,200 millimetres (47 in).[1] The capacity is planned to be 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year.[2] The pipeline is expected to cost around €1 billion.[3]
The developer of the pipeline asked exemption from the network access and transit fees regulation; however, this request was denied.[4]
Project company
The pipeline will be constructed and operated by OPAL NEL TRANSPORT GmbH, a subsidiary of Wingas.[5] 20% of the company is owned by E.ON Ruhrgas.[4] Dutch gas transportation company Gasunie, which also has a stake in the Nord Stream pipeline, will have a 20% stake in NEL reducing stakes of Wingas and E.ON to 70% and 10% respectively.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Lochner, Stefan; Bothe, David (September 2007). "From Russia with Gas An analysis of the Nord Stream pipeline's impact on the European Gas Transmission System with the Tiger-Model" (PDF). EWI Working Paper (Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne) (7.02). http://www.ewi.uni-koeln.de/fileadmin/user/WPs/ewiwp0702.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ Łukasz Antas (2007-11-14). "Nord Stream: the current status and possible consequences of the project's implementation". East Week (The Centre for Eastern Studies) (104). Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080309183438/http://www.osw.waw.pl/en/epub/EW/2007/071114/01.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ a b "Gasunie takes NEL berth". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2010-06-11. http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article217635.ece. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
- ^ a b Vera Eckert (2009-02-25). "Germany rules favourably on OPAL gas pipeline". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKLP84033820090225?sp=true. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ "OPAL NEL TRANSPORT GmbH applies for exemption from regulation. Project company plans Nord Stream pipeline links" (Press release). Wingas. 2008-07-25. http://www.wingas.de/pi-ont-08-01.html?&L=1. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
External links
Categories:- Natural gas pipelines in Europe
- Pipelines in Germany
- E.ON
- Proposed pipelines
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