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Summary Information

* Source:  Tver region of Russia
* Destination: Frankfurt an der Oder near the German-Polish border
* Ownership: Gazprom
* Website: http://www.gazpromexport.ru/ 
* Length: 2000 kilometres ( miles) 
* Capacity: 33 BCM per annum 
* Status: Operating

+++ Details
* The transnational Yamal-Europe gas pipeline passes through four countries, Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany.
* The number of compressor stations on the pipeline is 14, pipe diameter being 1420 mm, and a total length exceeding 2 thousand km
* The line originates from the Torzhok gas transportation unit in the Tver region of Russia, where it takes gas from the “Northern Tyumen Regions (SRTO) – Torzhok” gas pipeline. The length of the Russian section is 402 km with three compressor stations in Rzhevsk, Holm-Zhirkovsk and Smolensk.
* In Belarus there are 575 km of pipelines, with 5 compressor stations: Nesvizhskaya, Krupskaya, Slonimskaya, Minskaya and Orshanskaya. Gazprom is the sole owner of the Belarusian section of gas pipeline. 
* The Polish section is 683 km long with 5 compressor stations: Chehanuv, Shamotuli, Zambruv, Wloclawek, Kondratki. The Polish section of the pipeline is owned by EuRoPol Gas (a joint venture between Gazprom and the Polish company PGNiG).
* The final western point of the pipeline is the Malnow compressor station near Frankfurt an der Oder near the German-Polish border, where the pipeline connects to the [[Jagal Gas Pipeline | JAGAL-Nord gas transportation system]], which in turn connects it with the STEGAL West – [[MIDAL Gas Pipeline | MIDAL - Rehden UGS gas transportation system]] and STEGAL East - Olbernhau, where the German and Czech transmission systems meet. 
* The owner of the German part of the gas pipeline is WINGAS Transport. 

+++ History
* 1994 - Construction of the pipoeline begins
* 2012 - GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. and GASCADE signed agreement to enable reverse flow from Germany to Poland 

+++ Other Information
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+++ Links
# [http://www.gazpromexport.ru/en/projects/4/ Yamal–Europe, Gazprom Export]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3489 Physical Reverse Flow in the Yamal Pipeline]