{{Infobox pipeline | name = STEGAL | type = natural gas | photo = | caption = | map = | map_caption = Location of STEGAL | country = Germany | state = Saxony<br>Thuringia | province = | coordinates = | lat = | long = | direction = east–west | start = Olbernhau (connected to Transgas pipeline) | through = Rückersdorf (connected to JAGAL pipeline)<br>Erfurt | finish = Reckrod (connected to MIDAL pipeline) | par = | owner = | partners = | operator = Gascade Gastransport GmbH | technical_service_provider= | contractors = | construction= 1991 | expected = | est = 1992 | decom = | length_km = 314 | discharge = | discharge_bbl_d= | diameter_mm = 800 | compressor_stations_no= 3 | compressor_stations= Olbernhau<br>Rückersdorf<br>Eischleben }}
'''STEGAL''' (''Sachsen-Thüringen-Erdgas-Anbindungsleitung'') is a natural gas pipeline in Saxony and Thuringia, Germany. It connects the Czech Transgas pipeline at Olbernhau and the JAGAL pipeline (exporting gas from the Yamal–Europe pipeline) at Rückersdorf with the MIDAL pipeline at Reckrod. The pipeline is used for the Russian gas import. The length of STEGAL is {{convert|314|km}} and the diameter of pipe is {{convert|800|mm|in}}. It is operated by Wingas GmbH & Co. KG.<ref name=germany> {{cite book |url= http://iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2007/germany2007.pdf |title=Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Germany |publisher=International Energy Agency |year=2007 |format=PDF |isbn= 978-92-64-02223-2 |pages=105; 108 }}</ref><ref name=geopolitics> {{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4eYAUWFZz8gC&pg=PA156 |title= Natural gas and geopolitics: from 1970 to 2040 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2006 |first1 = David G. | last1 = Victor |first2 = Amy | last2 = Jaffe |first3 = Mark H. | last3 = Hayes |isbn= 978-0-521-86503-6 |page=156 }}</ref>
Construction of the STEGAL pipeline started in 1991 and the pipeline was completed in 1992. In 1999, the JAGAL pipeline was connected with STEGAL at Rückersdorf. In March 2006, the {{convert|97|km|adj=on}} long STEGAL Loop, parallel to the main pipeline, was commissioned.
Due to increasing demand, the STEGAL ring line was built and put into operation in 2005/2006. This is 97 km long and runs parallel to the STEGAL sections, increasing the capacity of the line by more than 400,000 m<sup>3</sup> / h.
==See also== {{Portal|Germany|Energy}} * NEL pipeline * OPAL pipeline * Rehden–Hamburg gas pipeline * WEDAL
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.wingas.de/stegal.html?&L=1 STEGAL website] by Wingas
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Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1992 Category:Natural gas pipelines in Germany
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