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| Type | subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Wintershall Gazprom |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
| Revenue | €12.59 billion |
Number of employees | 550 |
| Parent | Gazprom |
| Website | www |
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. [1]
Wingas was established in 1993 by BASF subsidiary Wintershall and Gazprom. Since 25 October 2007, Wintershall owned 50% plus one share, while Gazprom's stock is 50% less one share. [2] In December 2013, Wintershall and Gazprom agreed an assets swap which made Wingas a wholly owned subsidiary of Gazprom. [3] BASF and Gazprom completed the swap of assets by September 30, 2015. [4] [5]
Wingas operates in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Austria, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. In Germany, it has a 20% market share.[ citation needed ]
Wingas's subsidiary Astora GmbH & Co. KG operates the Western Europe largest natural gas storage facility in Rehden, North Germany, with a working gas volume of 4.4 billion cubic metres (160 billion cubic feet) and represents roughly a fifth of the entire storage capacity in Germany. Another large gas storage facility with capacity of 2.6 billion cubic metres (92 billion cubic feet) is the Haidach gas storage. [6] In 2004 Wingas purchased the Saltfleetby Gas Field in the United Kingdom, which is operated by Wingas Storage UK and is used for gas storage. [7] [8]
Besides natural gas, Wingas leases the free transmission capacity in fiber-optic cables to commercial customers. [9]
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