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1998


March 23



The route of the WEDAL near Wuppertal after completion and following recultivation

Begin of pipe-laying for WEDAL II land route.


October

Growth: the Rehden gas storage reservoir raises it working gas capacity to more than 2.9 billion m³.


October 15

On track: WEDAL is completed on time, perfecting the connection to Zeebrugge in Belgium and, via the Interconnector marine pipeline, to Britain. Conoco and British Gas begin supplying their natural gas to WINGAS. Following a press conference, WINGAS celebrates the start of WEDAL operation with an evening event in Düsseldorf.

Timeline

2008
2008
Building work for Jemgum storage facility begins
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2007
2007
Official commissioning of the Haidach natural gas storage facility
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2006
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
2005
Opening of the natural gas compressor station at Eischleben.
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2004
2004
The joint gas conditioning plant of Bielefeld's municipal utilities and WINGAS is commissioned.
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2003
2003
WINGAS has woken up competition in neighbouring Belgium and expanded its European activities to Great Britain.
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2002
2002

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2001
2001
Gazprom and Centrica (UK) conclude agreement on gas trading through the Interconnector.
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2000
2000
Ten years of Russo-German partnership.
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1999
1999
Following redevelopment, the gas storage reservoir in Rehden is the largest of its kind in Germany.
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1998
1998
On track: WEDAL is completed on time.
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1997
1997
JAGAL reaches its second stage with the completion of the Mallnow-Baruth section.
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1996
1996
Start of construction of WEDAL.
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1995
1995
The first step is made in building JAGAL.
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1994
1994
"WINGAS at the market".
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1993
1993
Start of receipt of British North Sea gas from the Markham field.
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1992
1992
Start of MIDAL gas pipeline
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1991
1991
Ground-breaking for the STEGAL gas pipeline.
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1990
1990
Wintershall and Gazprom sign a co-operation contract for gas trading.
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