Bunde-Emden Gas Pipeline

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Bunde-Etzel Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline in Germany and the Netherlands.

Location

The pipeline runs from Etzel, Lower Saxony, Germany through Bunde, Lower Saxony, Germany to Oude Statenzijl, Groningen, Netherlands.

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Project Details

• Operator: Bunde-Etzel-Pipelinegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
• Owner: Bunde-Etzel-Pipelinegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
• Parent Company: BP, Orsted, EDF, EnBW, Gazprom, OMV Group, E.ON
• Current capacity: 39.4 billion cubic meters per year
• Length: 37 miles / 60 kilometers
• Diameter: 1200 mm
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2011

Background

The pipeline carries gas from Germany to the Netherlands. It was commissioned in December 2011. It is used to connect gas reserves in Etzel, Germany to various European markets through the Netherlands.