Press releases – archive

12/22/2010	A new partnership for the Dutch energy supply
	Long-term supply agreement closed: energy company Eneco to source large quantities of its natural gas from WINGAS in future
12/16/2010	No future without natural gas!
	Forsa survey: parliamentarians see natural gas playing a leading role in the future energy supply alongside renewable energies
12/16/2010	Jemgum natural gas storage facility reaches next stage
	WINGAS successfully completes first drilling campaign / EWE celebrates stone-laying ceremony for plant building / Preparation of the approval process for connection to the Dutch gas grid
11/22/2010	BASF and Gazprom celebrate 20-year partnership
	"A historic step for Europe's energy supply" / Governments praise the cooperation at festive ceremony / Shared projects to produce natural gas
11/16/2010	OPAL reaches Czech Republic
	Pipeline crosses border river "Natzschung" and connects Nord Stream with the European natural gas system / 400 kilometers of pipeline already laid
11/01/2010	WINGAS: More service for storage customers
	Gas storage service portfolio expanded / New back-up product WINSTORE®-PRO launched for the Haidach storage facility
10/28/2010	Live from the track: Natural gas pipeline broadcasts on YouTube
	Video journalist accompanies the work on Germany's longest construction site / Natural gas pipeline has its own TV channel
10/21/2010	WINGAS cooperates with Bielefeld municipal utilities with micro-CHP plant field test
	For the environment: WINGAS cooperates with Bielefeld municipal utilities on a field test for a micro-CHP plant.
10/20/2010	A semester with WINGAS
	An insight into working life in the energy sector / Natural gas company WINGAS cooperates with the University of Göttingen / Energy sector can present itself as an employer
09/22/2010	WINGAS and inexio close the gaps in the broadband network
	Gas supplier and telecommunications company cooperate to provide faster Internet
09/15/2010	Using natural gas more efficiently
	New pilot project: Zeven utility and WINGAS test the use of new micro CHP systems together
09/09/2010	WINGAS Storage has received consent for Saltfleetby
	WINGAS Storage UK Ltd ("WSUK") is pleased to announce that it has today received from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change a consent to develop its depleted gas field at Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire into an underground storage facility for natural gas.
09/08/2010	Natural gas can lead the way into a new energy era
	Mehr Wettbewerb bei der Stromerzeugung gefordert / Dezentrale Energieproduktion macht Kommunen unabhängiger More competition in electricity generation required / Decentralized energy production gives municipalities greater independence
08/31/2010	Network operator WINGAS TRANSPORT to become owner of WINGAS pipeline system
	Transfer of network ownership to the transport company
08/27/2010	Fluxys to acquire from WINGAS 19% stake in planned North European Gas Pipeline NEL
	Fluxys and WINGAS have concluded a Term Sheet with the intention for Fluxys to acquire from WINGAS a 19% stake in the North European Gas Pipeline NEL
24/08/2010	280 hectares of nature for Brandenburg
	Natural landscapes to be developed to offset OPAL construction work
19/08/2010	Past the half-way mark on Germany’s longest building site
	OPAL natural gas pipeline: over 250 kilometers of pipeline laid/ Pipeline scheduled to come on stream in October 2011
05/07/2010	Nord Stream pipeline reaches European mainland
	First pipeline string pulled ashore in Lubmin / Onshore connection projects on schedule
06/24/2010	WINGAS cooperates with three universities on OPAL construction
	"Fresh data for geological map material along the OPAL"
06/16/2010	More natural gas for Europe
	German-Russian joint venture WINGAS is calling for natural gas to play a stronger role in the European energy mix.
06/11/2010	Gasunie participates in planned North European gas pipeline NEL
	New ownership structure strengthens the European outlook of the project
31/05/2010	Setting sail for a secure energy supply
	WINGAS employees sail the course of Nord Stream / Crew brings first kilowatt hour of natural gas across the Baltic Sea / (B)logbook at www.wingas-segeltour.de
08/04/2010	Construction of Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream begins
	In Germany, work on the downstream natural gas pipeline OPAL is already underway. 2,500 workers on site / Already 50 out of 470 kilometers of pipeline laid / Commissioning planned for fall 2011
25/03/2010	New Managing Director for WINGAS
	Dr. Ludwig Möhring is responsible for Sales from 1 April 2010
03/03/2010	Security of energy supply requires a reliable framework
	Dr. König: “Enterprises are willing to make investments” / Politics must acknowledge the significance of the “green” fuel natural gas
25/02/2010	Everyday heroes: Russian Film Festival in Kassel
	Walt Disney’s first Russian production celebrates premiere in Kassel / from thrillers to comedies, thirteen films presents a broad portrait of the country
18/02/2010	WINGAS starts deep drilling for natural gas caverns
	Storage capacity of around 1.2 billion cubic meters planned / Company to invest several hundred million euros
18/02/2010	Foundation stone laid for major project in East Germany: 2500 workers to build the OPAL pipeline
	Billion-euro investments in the expansion of the natural gas infrastructure / Minister Backhaus launches construction of the transfer station in Lubmin
09/02/2010	Biogas: Going “clean” into the gas network
	New biogas treatment method developed / PuraTreat R+ improves treatment process
08/02/2010	High-speed surfing with OPAL
	Parallel to the new natural gas pipeline in the east of Germany, WINGAS is laying fiber optic cables for high-performance Internet connections Kassel.
13/01/2010	"Companies' actions create supply security"
	WINGAS: Transit crisis seems averted for now / International conference in Berlin
04/01/2010	OPAL: Brandenburg grants first building permit
	Planning approval complete for the natural gas pipeline in North Brandenburg / Construction work to begin in the coming days

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