Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: German-Netherlands border to the German-Swiss border
Length: 968 kilometres (601 mi)
Capcity: 15.5 billion cubic metres per year
Diameter: 900 to 950 millimetres (35 to 37 in)
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.
The TENP was built in 1972–1974, and upgraded in 1978 and 2009.
The length of the pipeline is 968 kilometres (601 mi) and it runs in two lines. It has a capacity of 15.5 billion cubic metres per year which the operator intends to increase by 2 billion cubic meters per year. The diameter of pipeline varies from 900 to 950 millimetres (35 to 37 in). The pipeline comprises four compressor stations.
The pipeline is owned and operated by Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture of E.ON Ruhrgas (51%) and Eni (49%).
Operators:
Owned and operated by Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline GmbH & Co. KG a joint venture:
E.ON Ruhrgas: 51% interest
Fluxys: 49% interest
Contractor:
AMEC Foster Wheeler
Fluxys LNG