1993

February 26

Trade: founding of Wintershall Erdgas Handelshaus Zug AG (WIEE), Switzerland - a wholly-owned subsidiary of WIEH - responsible for trade with southeast Europe.

August

STEGAL completed.

October 13



Natural gas production in the North Sea

Start of receipt of British North Sea gas from the Markham field. The gas is fed into MIDAL from the Dutch pipeline system at Bunde.

Timeline

2008

Building work for Jemgum storage facility begins
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2007

Official commissioning of the Haidach natural gas storage facility
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2006

The EU Commissioner for Energy, Andris Piebalgs, visits Western Europe's largest gas storage facility - the WINGAS storage facility in Rehden.
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2005

Opening of the natural gas compressor station at Eischleben.
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2004

The joint gas conditioning plant of Bielefeld's municipal utilities and WINGAS is commissioned.
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2003

WINGAS has woken up competition in neighbouring Belgium and expanded its European activities to Great Britain.
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2002

2001

Gazprom and Centrica (UK) conclude agreement on gas trading through the Interconnector.
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2000

Ten years of Russo-German partnership.
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1999

Following redevelopment, the gas storage reservoir in Rehden is the largest of its kind in Germany.
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1998

On track: WEDAL is completed on time.
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1997

JAGAL reaches its second stage with the completion of the Mallnow-Baruth section.
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1996

Start of construction of WEDAL.
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1995

The first step is made in building JAGAL.
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1994

"WINGAS at the market".
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1993

Start of receipt of British North Sea gas from the Markham field.
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1992

Start of MIDAL gas pipeline
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1991

Ground-breaking for the STEGAL gas pipeline.
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1990

Wintershall and Gazprom sign a co-operation contract for gas trading.
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