NEL, EUGAL and OAL

Security of supply for Germany and Europe

The NEL, EUGAL and OAL pipelines enable the reliable and efficient gas transport to the German Baltic coast and from here onwards within Germany and to neighbouring countries. In this way, all three pipeline systems contribute to a secure energy supply in Europe.

NEL pipeline Facts & Figures

The NEL pipeline runs from Lubmin near Greifswald in the Northeast of Germany in Southwest direction to Rehden in Lower Saxony.

NEL Gastransport GmbH (51%), Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services GmbH (25.13%) and Fluxys Deutschland (23.87%) have stakes in the NEL pipeline. NEL Gastransport GmbH is the technical operator of the NEL pipeline.

 

Pipeline route 441 km
Pipeline length 1 string - 441 km
Technical available capacity 20 bcm
Cross-border interconnection points Lubmin I / Greifswald (gas receiving station)
Compressor stations 0
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NEL Structural Data

Length of the gas pipeline system

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.1 EnWG)

Pressure Length [km]
High 441.460
Medium -
Low -

 

Number of exit points

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.4 EnWG)

Pressure Nr. of exit points
High 1
Medium -
Low -

 

 

Length of the high pressure gas pipeline system per diameter class

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.2 EnWG)

Class Length [km]
A 441.380
B -
C 0.010
D -
E -
F 0.070
G -

 

Annual quantities offtaken

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.3 EnWG)

Year Quantity [kWh]
2023 -
2022 
2021 -
2020 2,567,248,590
2019 7,183,451,163
2018 2,962,501,537
2017 -

 

 

Simultaneous annual maximum load of all offtakes

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.5 EnWG)

Year Maximum load [MWh] Time
2023 - -
2022 
2021 - -
2020   606 01/10/2020
2019 1,394 01/10/2019
2018 1,394 09/10/2018
2017 - -

EUGAL pipeline Facts & Figures

The EUGAL pipeline runs from Lubmin near Greifswald in the Northeast of Germany in South direction to the Czech border at Deutschneudorf, where it is connected to the Net4Gas network. The EUGAL pipeline is integrated into the German gas transmission network directly via the NEL pipeline and the JAGAL pipeline and indirectly via the NETRA pipeline.

GASCADE Gastransport GmbH (50.5%) as well as Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services GmbH, ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH and Fluxys Deutschland with 16.5% each have a stake in the EUGAL pipeline. GASCADE Gastransport GmbH manages the construction and is the technical operator.

 

Pipeline route 480 km
Pipeline length 1 string - 480 km Lubmin to Deutschneudorf
1 string - 329 km Lubmin to Weissack
Technical available capacity 55 bcm
Cross-border interconnection points
  • Lubmin II (landfall)
  • Deutschneudorf: network interconnection point with the Czech gas transmission system operated by Net4Gas
Network connection points Lubmin-NEL
Kienbaum
Radeland
Compressor stations Radeland

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EUGAL Structural Data

Length of the gas pipeline system

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.1 EnWG)

Pressure Length [km]
High 809
Medium -
Low -

 

Number of exit points

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.4 EnWG)

Pressure Nr. of exit points
High 1
Medium -
Low -

 

 

Length of the high pressure gas pipeline system per diameter class

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.2 EnWG)

Class Length [km]
A 809
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -

 

Annual quantities offtaken

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.3 EnWG)

Year Quantity [kWh]
2023
2022  22,075,956,767
2021 37,502,672,149
2020

30,167,899,095

 

 

Simultaneous annual maximum load of all offtakes

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.5 EnWG)

Year Maximum load [MWh] Time
2023 -
2022  5,183 07/06/2022 
2021 6,925 13/06/2021 
2020 98,728 01/01/2020

OAL pipeline Facts & Figures

The OAL pipeline connects the LNG terminal in the port of Mukran on the island of Rügen with Lubmin (near Greifswald) where it is linked to the pipeline network.

In addition to Fluxys Deutschland, which holds 25% of the shares, GASCADE Gastransport GmbH is the partner shareholder in OAL, owning 75% of the shares and acting as the technical operator.

 

Pipeline route Mukran (Island Rügen) - Lubmin
Pipeline length 50 km
Technical available capacity 16 GWh/h
Cross-border interconnection points -
Network connection points Lubmin - NEL/EUGAL
Compressor stations

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OAL Structural Data

Length of the gas pipeline system

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.1 EnWG)

Pressure Length [km]
High 50
Medium -
Low -

 

Number of exit points

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.4 EnWG)

Pressure Nr. of exit points
High -
Medium -
Low -

 

 

Length of the high pressure gas pipeline system per diameter class

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.2 EnWG)

Class Length [km]
A 50
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -

 

Annual quantities offtaken

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.3 EnWG)

Year Quantity [kWh]
2023  n/a 

 

 

Simultaneous annual maximum load of all offtakes

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.5 EnWG)

Year Maximum load [MWh] Time
2023 n/a  -

Decisive points of Fluxys Deutschland

Decisive points of Fluxys Deutschland according to Art. 18 Section 4 of the Regulation (EC) 715/2009

Status: 10/2021