NEL pipeline
{{Infobox pipeline
| name = NEL pipeline
| type = Natural gas
| photo = Hasenhäge NEL-Erdgas-Pipeline Bau 2011-05-15 009.JPG
| caption = Constructions south of Schwerin
| map = {{maplink |type=line |frame=yes |plain=yes |frame-align=center |zoom=5}}
| country = Germany
| state =
| province =
| coordinates =
| lat =
| long =
| direction = east-west
| start = Lubmin
| finish = Rehden
| par =
| owner = NEL Gastransport GmbH
| partners = Wintershall Dea
Gazprom
| operator =
| technical_service_provider =
| contractors =
| construction = 2011
| est = 2012 (first stage)
2013 (second stage)
| decom =
| length = 440
| discharge = {{convert|20|e9m3/a}}
| diameter_in = 56
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| compressor_stations =
}}
The NEL (Nordeuropäische Erdgasleitung (English: Northern European natural gas pipeline), formerly known as Norddeutsche Erdgasleitung, is a {{convert|440|km|mi}} long natural gas pipeline in Germany.
Route
The pipeline runs from Lubmin near Greifswald through Sülstorf and Achim to Rehden. It connects the Nord Stream 1 pipeline with the Rehden-Hamburg and MIDAL pipelines. The pipeline started operations on 5 November 2012.
{{cite news
|url= http://www.kyivpost.com/content/russia-and-former-soviet-union/gas-supply-starts-through-nord-streams-nel-stretch-under-new-contracts-315660.html
|title= Gas supply starts through Nord Stream's NEL stretch under new contracts
|newspaper = Kyiv Post
|date= 2012-11-06
|accessdate=2012-11-08}}
Between Sülstorf and Achim, it uses a pre-existing installation.{{Cite web | url=http://www.nel-gastransport.de/en/our-network/the-north-european-natural-gas-pipeline/ |title = The North European Natural Gas Pipeline}}
Technical features
The diameter of the pipeline is {{convert|56|in}} and it uses {{convert|100|bar}} operating pressure.
{{cite news
|url= http://pipelinesinternational.com/news/nel_online_and_on_time/078202/
|title= NEL: online and on time
|newspaper = Pipeline International
|date= 2012-10-11
|accessdate=2012-11-08}}
Its capacity is {{convert|20|e9m3|abbr=off}} of natural gas per year.
{{cite journal
| publisher= The Centre for Eastern Studies
| url= http://osw.waw.pl/en/epub/EW/2007/071114/01.htm
| author = Łukasz Antas
| title = Nord Stream: the current status and possible consequences of the project's implementation
| journal = East Week
| issue = 104
| date=2007-11-14
| accessdate=2008-08-09
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080309183438/http://www.osw.waw.pl/en/epub/EW/2007/071114/01.htm
| archivedate = 2008-03-09}}
The pipeline is expected to cost around €1 billion.
{{cite news
| url = http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article217635.ece
| title = Gasunie takes NEL berth
| newspaper = Upstream Online
| publisher = NHST Media Group
| date = 2010-06-11
| accessdate = 2010-06-12}}
The developer of the pipeline asked exemption from the network access and transit fees regulation; however, this request was denied.
{{cite news
| agency= Reuters
| author= Vera Eckert
| url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKLP84033820090225?sp=true
| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130201042401/http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKLP84033820090225?sp=true
| url-status= dead
| archive-date= February 1, 2013
| title = Germany rules favourably on OPAL gas pipeline
| date=2009-02-25
| accessdate=2009-03-15}}
Project company
The pipeline was built by OPAL NEL TRANSPORT GmbH.{{cite press release
| publisher= Wingas
| url= http://www.wingas.de/pi-ont-08-01.html?&L=1
| title= OPAL NEL TRANSPORT GmbH applies for exemption from regulation. Project company plans Nord Stream pipeline links
| date= 2008-07-25
| accessdate= 2008-08-09
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110719114410/http://www.wingas.de/pi-ont-08-01.html?&L=1
| archive-date= 2011-07-19
| url-status= dead
}} It is operated by NEL Gastransport GmbH, owned by WIGA Transport Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture of Wintershall Dea and Gazprom.
See also
{{Portal|Germany|Energy}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
{{Commons category|NEL Pipeline}}
- {{Official website|https://www.nel-gastransport.de/en/}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|52.6188|N|8.4963|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}