Rehden–Hamburg gas pipeline (RHG) is a long branch of
MIDAL
MIDAL (''Mitte-Deutschland-Anbindungsleitung'') is a long German natural gas pipeline, which connects the North Sea with southern Germany.
It runs from Bunde, where it is connected with Netherlands gas system, and Emdel receiving terminal, to ...
pipeline with diameter of to supply
Hamburg
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area with natural gas. The pipeline was constructed in 1994 by
Wingas
Wingas GmbH is a gas distribution company located in Kassel, Germany. It is a subsidiary of Gazprom, which held its shares through W&G Beteilligungs-GmbH & Co. KG.
History
Wingas was established in 1993 by BASF subsidiary Wintershall and Gazp ...
and
E.ON Hanse (Hamburger Gaswerke).
[
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natural gas storage
Natural gas is a commodity that can be stored for an indefinite period of time in natural gas storage facilities for later consumption.
Usage
Gas storage is principally used to meet load variations. Gas is injected into storage during periods o ...
facility in
Rehden
Rehden is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately eight km east of Diepholz. The 44 TWh Rehden natural gas storage
Natural gas is a commodity that can be stored for an indefinite pe ...
.
See also
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WEDAL
WEDAL (''Westdeutschland-Anbindungsleitung'') is a long German natural gas pipeline, which connects the MIDAL pipeline with the Belgian natural gas grid. WEDAL branches off the MIDAL pipeline in Bad Salzuflen. From there the pipeline runs to Soe ...
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STEGAL
STEGAL (''Sachsen-Thüringen-Erdgas-Anbindungsleitung'') is a natural gas pipeline in Saxony and Thuringia, Germany. It connects the Czech Transgas pipeline at Olbernhau and the JAGAL pipeline (exporting gas from the Yamal–Europe pipeline) at ...
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JAGAL
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NEL pipeline
The NEL (Nordeuropäische Erdgasleitung (English: Northern European natural gas pipeline), formerly known as Norddeutsche Erdgasleitung, is a long natural gas pipeline in Germany.
Route
The pipeline runs from Lubmin near Greifswald through Süls ...
References
External links
RHG websiteby Wingas
Energy infrastructure completed in 1994
Natural gas pipelines in Germany
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