NRL IV pipeline construction project

North Sea Ruhr Link IV from Emden to Rysum 

North Sea Ruhr Link IV is a small extension of the North Sea Ruhr Link via Emden to Rysum.

Together with other national gas network operators, OGE has been tasked by the Federal Network Agency and the German government to develop a Germany-wide hydrogen core network. The North Sea Ruhr Link is a central transmission route for hydrogen from the northern coastal regions to the north-west of Germany, connecting the northern import corridor as well as national producers and consumers of hydrogen along the route.

North Sea Ruhr Link IV is part of the North Sea Ruhr Link pipeline. This section will run approximately 22 kilometres from Emden to Rysum.

Facts and figures

approx. 22 KM

Pipeline length

buried

Type of installation

100 bar

Design pressure

DN 1200

Pipe diameter

-

Construction

Q4 2029

Completion

Planning status

According to plans for the hydrogen core network, North Sea Ruhr Link IV   should be completed and commissioned by the end of 2029. We are currently preparing for the start of the project.

As with North Sea Ruhr Link I and III, the framework agreement concluded with the rural associations of Friesland, Wesermarsch, Norden-Emden, Aurich and Emsland/Grafschaft Bentheim also applies to North Sea Ruhr Link IV.