Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline

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Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline
Location
Country Germany
General directionnorth–south
From Aachen
Passes through Stolberg
Mittelbrunn
To Schwörstadt
General information
Type natural gas
Partners Fluxys
Open Grid Europe
OperatorFluxys TENP GmbH
Construction started1972
Commissioned1974
Technical information
Length968 km (601 mi)
Maximum discharge15.5 billion cubic meters per year
Diameter950 mm (37 in)
No. of compressor stations4

The Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline (TENP) is a natural gas pipeline which runs from the German-Netherlands border to the German-Swiss border. It carries North Sea natural gas from the Netherlands to Italy and Switzerland. It also provides natural gas for North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg federal states.

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History

The TENP was built in 1972–1974, [1] and upgraded in 1978 and 2009.

Route

The pipeline runs from the German-Netherlands border near Aachen to the German-Swiss border near Schwörstadt. In the German-Swiss border it is connected with the Transitgas Pipeline. [1] En route, in Stolberg the pipeline is connected with the pipeline from Zeebrugge and in Mittelbrunn it is connected with the transport system of the MEGAL pipeline system which transports Russian natural gas from the German-Czech border to German regions and France.

Technical features

The length of the pipeline is 968 kilometres (601 mi) [1] and it runs in two lines. It has a capacity of 15.5 billion cubic meters per year which the operator intends to increase by 2 billion cubic meters per year. [2] The diameter of pipeline varies from 900 to 950 millimetres (35 to 37 in). The pipeline comprises four compressor stations.

Company

The pipeline is owned and operated by Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture of Open Grid Europe (51%) and Fluxys (49%). It is operated by Open Grid Europe.

Antitrust case

Since 2007, the European Commission has been probing Eni's alleged restrictive practices on the TAG, Transitgas and TENP pipelines by limiting third parties access to the pipelines. [3] The hearing is set for 27 November 2007. [4]

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