Netra (''Norddeutsche Erdgas Transversale'') is a long
natural gas
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pipeline system in
Germany
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, which runs from the
Dornum
Dornum is a village and a municipality in the East Frisian district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx. 15 km east of Norden, and 20 km north of Aurich.
Division of the municipality
The ...
natural gas receiving facilitiy at the coast of
North Sea
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to
Salzwedel
Salzwedel (, officially known as Hansestadt Salzwedel; Low German: ''Soltwedel'') is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the capital of the district (''Kreis'') of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, and has a population of approximately 21,500. Salz ...
in eastern Germany, where it is connected with the
JAGAL pipeline. The pipeline is extended to
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...
through the Salzwedel–Berlin connection.
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Construction of the Netra pipeline was agreed in 1994 and the pipeline was commissioned in 1995. Originally it run from the
Etzel gas storage facility to Salzwedel. In 1999, after commissioning the
Europipe II
Europipe II is a natural gas pipeline from the Kårstø processing plant north of Stavanger to a receiving terminal at Dornum in Germany. It came on stream on 1 October 1999.
Route
It starts from Kårstø processing plant and runs about on ...
pipeline, the NETRA pipeline system is extended from Etzel to Dornum.
[
] The
compressor station
A compressor station is a facility which helps the transportation process of natural gas from one location to another. Natural gas, while being transported through a gas pipeline, needs to be periodically pressurized at intervals of . Siting is de ...
near
Wardenburg was built in 2003.
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The pipeline was owned and operated by NETRA GmbH Norddeutsche Erdgas Transversale & Co KG, a joint venture of
E.ON Ruhrgas (41.7%),
Gasunie Deutschland (29.6%) and
Statoil (28.7%).
[
] Now it is owned and operated by
Open Grid Europe.
See also
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Europipe I
Europipe I is a natural gas pipeline from the North Sea to Continental Europe.
History
The feasibility study of the pipeline's project was conducted in 1990.
On 20 April 1993, an agreement between Norway and Germany was concluded on the con ...
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Europipe II
Europipe II is a natural gas pipeline from the Kårstø processing plant north of Stavanger to a receiving terminal at Dornum in Germany. It came on stream on 1 October 1999.
Route
It starts from Kårstø processing plant and runs about on ...
References
{{Coord missing, Germany
Buildings and structures completed in 1995
Natural gas pipelines in Germany