Wingas
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Wingas GmbH is a gas distribution, transport and storage company located in Kassel
, Germany
. The company was established in 1993 by Wintershall Holding AG, a subsidiary of BASF
, and Gazprom
. Since 25 October 2007, Wintershall owns 50 percent plus one share, while Gazprom's stock is 50 percent less one share.
Wingas operates over 2,000 kilometers of natural gas pipelines through its subsidiary Wingas Transport GmbH & Co. KG. The company operates the largest natural gas storage facility in Western Europe with a working gas volume of 4.2 billion cubic meters (bcm). The gas storage is located in Rehden
in North Germany. Another large gas storage facility with capacity of 2.4 bcm is the Haidach gas storage
. Wingas is investigating the feasibility of constructing gas storage also near the Dutch-German border at Jemgum
. In 2004 Wingas purchased the Saltfleetby Gas Field, which will be used for gas storage in the United Kingdom
.
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The company was established in 1993 by Wintershall Holding AG, a subsidiary of BASF
BASF
BASF SE is the largest chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Germany. BASF originally stood for Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik . Today, the four letters are a registered trademark and the company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and Zurich Stock...
, and Gazprom
Gazprom
Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow...
. Since 25 October 2007, Wintershall owns 50 percent plus one share, while Gazprom's stock is 50 percent less one share.
Wingas operates over 2,000 kilometers of natural gas pipelines through its subsidiary Wingas Transport GmbH & Co. KG. The company operates the largest natural gas storage facility in Western Europe with a working gas volume of 4.2 billion cubic meters (bcm). The gas storage is located in Rehden
Rehden
Rehden is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately eight km east of Diepholz.Rehden is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Rehden....
in North Germany. Another large gas storage facility with capacity of 2.4 bcm is the Haidach gas storage
Haidach gas storage
Haidach gas storage is an underground natural gas storage in the town of Haidach near Salzburg, Austria. It is the second largest gas storage facility in Central Europe.-History:...
. Wingas is investigating the feasibility of constructing gas storage also near the Dutch-German border at Jemgum
Jemgum
Jemgum is a municipality in the Leer district, in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. The area is known as Rheiderland or Reiderland . The Rheiderland is located in East Friesland....
. In 2004 Wingas purchased the Saltfleetby Gas Field, which will be used for gas storage in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.