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The diameter of the pipeline is 56 inches (1,400 mm) and it uses 100 bars (10,000 kPa) operating pressure. Its capacity is 20 billion cubic metres (710 billion cubic feet) of natural gas per year. The pipeline is expected to cost around €1 billion.
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The pipeline was built by OPAL NEL TRANSPORT GmbH. It is operated by NEL Gastransport GmbH, owned by WIGA Transport
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The developer of the pipeline asked exemption from the network access and transit fees regulation; however, this request was denied.
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