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 |
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 |
|
| Network connection points | Lubmin-NEL Kienbaum Radeland |
| Compressor stations | Radeland |
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 | - |
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
- Fluxys Deutschland GmbHElisabethstraße 5, 40217 Düsseldorf, Germany