South German natural gas pipeline

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{{Infobox pipeline

| name = South German natural gas pipeline

| type = natural gas

| map =

| map_caption = Location of South German natural gas pipeline

| country = Germany

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| operator = SEL Süddeutsche Erdgasleitung

| partners = E.ON Ruhrgas, Wingas

| length_km = 500

| discharge =

| direction = east-west

| start = Burghausen

| finish = Lampertheim

| est = canceled

| through =

| par =

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South German natural gas pipeline ({{langx|de|Süddeutsche Erdgasleitung (SEL)}}) was a natural gas pipeline project in Germany. It was planned to run from Burghausen on the German-Austrian border to Lampertheim, state of Hesse. The length of the pipeline was to be about {{convert|500|km}} and the diameter was to be {{convert|1200|mm|in}}. The pipeline was to be constructed jointly by E.ON Ruhrgas and Wingas, a joint venture of Wintershall and Russian Gazprom. The project was expected to cost €600 million ($759.2 million). Project was stopped in November 2008, mainly due to difficulties in financing. According to Wingas, the pipeline project was not economically sustainable; hence the halt of operations.

{{cite news

| url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-11-19-2894534283_x.htm

| title = Germany's Wingas Nixes Natural Gas Pipeline

| newspaper = USA Today

| agency = Associated Press

| date = 2008-11-19

| accessdate = 2016-04-23}}