Equinor Storage Deutschland GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of Equinor Deutschland GmbH.
Our core business is marketing storage services and operating the gas storage facility Etzel Gas-Lager near Wilhelmshaven, which has a total storage capacity of approximately 1,200 million cubic metres of natural gas. Our office is located in Friedeburg-Etzel.
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1984
Statoil Deutschland GmbH was established on 4 April in Düsseldorf.
1993
The operation of the Etzel Gas Lager starts at 1 October.
1995
Europipe I and the receiving facilities in Dornum and Emden start their operation on 1 October.
1998
The administration building at Rysumer Nacken is officially inaugurated at 19 November.
1999
Europipe II goes into operation on 1 October.
2007
On 1 July the technical operation of the gas receiving terminals is handed over to the Norwegian company Gassco.
On the 13 July Statoil Deutschland moved into its new office at Dithmarscher Straße in Emden.
On 1 October, the Norwegian energy companies Statoil and Norsk Hydro consolidated their oil and gas activities.
2008
In June Statoil Deutschland and Hydro Energie Deutschland become StatoilHydro Deutschland.
2009
From the 1 October 2009 StatoilHydro Deutschland and other net operators consolidate their actual market areas. A new market area for Germany is born: GASPOOL.
In September StatoilHydro Deutschland goes back to the old and new company name: Statoil Deutschland. Furthermore, two new daughter companies are established: Statoil Deutschland Transport GmbH (since March 2012 jordgasTransport GmbH) and Statoil Deutschland Storage GmbH.
Statoil Deutschland Storage GmbH takes over the operations of the Etzel Gas-Lager.
2013
Statoil Deutschland Storage GmbH has moved into new premises in Etzel, Conradsweg.
2016
Relocation of Statoil Deutschland GmbH from Emden to our current premises in Etzel.
Statoil sold its subsidiary Jordgas Transport GmbH to Open Grid Europe GmbH and Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services GmbH.
2018
Statoil changed its name to Equinor.
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The facility at Etzel near Friedeburg consists of 19 salt caverns in which natural gas is stored at high pressure at over a thousand metres below the earth’s surface.
The caverns are cylindrical cavities that have been leached out in the underground salt formation. They are oil and gas-tight. The average cavern is around 620 metres deep, 35 metes in diameter, and has a geometric volume of around 580,000 cubic metres.
In the past, natural gas storage facilities have predominantly been used to compensate for seasonal fluctuations in demand. Today, however, they are also used as a flexible means of optimising supply, as a reserve in the event of supply problems, and on an hourly basis to counterbalance surpluses and shortfalls.
Equinor Storage Deutschland is certified according to ISO 50 001:2018 standard.
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Working gas capacity and firm injection and withdrawal capacity (see below) are fully booked long term since the decision to expand the Etzel Gas-Lager. Therefore Equinor Storage Deutschland is not in a position to offer storage services and related capacity products. As consequence, no final tariff or standard tariff for certain capacity products exist. In relation to the obligation according to Art. 13 Abs. 2 VO (EU) 2022/2576 to publish the “final tariffs“ Equinor Storage Deutschland currently is unable to define and publish any final tariffs or standard tariff for any capacity product. Equinor Storage Deutschland also does not expect to negotiate any new storage service contracts in the near future. In case any storage service and related capacity product will become available for marketing, Equinor Storage Deutschland will publish such storage service offer including final tariffs for the related capacity product.
Capacity | Value |
|---|---|
Working gas capacity | 197.1 Million Nm3 |
Firm injection capacity (curve) | 169,501 Nm3 per hour |
Total maximum injection capacity of the storage (Etzel Gas-Lager) | 740,000 Nm3 per hour |
Firm withdrawal capacity (curve) | 312,840 Nm3 per hour |
Total maximum withdrawal capacity of the storage (Etzel Gas-Lager) | 1,320,000 Nm3 per hour |
Please find current and historical data regarding storage movements and storage filling level under Gas Infrastructure Europa / Maps & Data / AGSI+ Transparency Platform.
Currently the following storage services and capacity products are offered on the secondary market:
To submit a request for storage, please read the guidelines below before submitting your request.
The published available capacities of Equinor Storage Deutschland GmbH may not be exceeded.
Gas intended for storage must conform to the standards laid down in the DVGW (German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water) Code of Practice G 260, 2nd Family Gases (DVGW-Arbeitsblatt G 260, 2. Gasfamilie).
When processing your request, Equinor Storage Deutschland will need to check your credit rating. You are requested to provide us with the necessary information (business reports) as promptly as possible. Additionally, our General Terms and Conditions apply (available under Downloads).
For us to be able to process your request it must contain, please send an e-mail to gm_egl@equinor.com including the information below.
We ensure full transparency on our storage business operations. Please see the links and downloads below for more information about applicable laws, contracts and regulations.
In case of any questions regarding our storage business, please send us an e-mail to gm_sds@equinor.com
Equinor Storage Deutschland GmbH
Conradsweg 5
D-26446 Friedeburg- Etzel
Phone +49 4465- 9442- 0
E-mail gm_sds@equinor.comÂ
If you want to explore job opportunities with us, please see our corporate website: https://www.equinor.com/careers