Nord-West Oelleitung Pipeline

Summary Information

• Source: Wilhelmshaven
• Destination: Köln
• Ownership: Nord West Oelleitung Gmbh
• Website: https://nwowhv.de/en/home/
• Length: 391 kilometres ( miles)
• Capacity: 320,000 barrels of oil per day
• Crude Type:

The Route

• NWO’s pipeline measures 28 inches in diameter and is 391 km long with its branch pipelines included.
• The pipeline source is a tank farm in Wilhelmshaven, on the Baltic coast.
• The pipeline runs from North to South, bringing crude oil to refineries in the West of Germany.
• Refineries supplied by the pipeline are:
  • Emsland Lingen Refinery
  • Rheinland Werk Godorf Cologne Refinery
  • Gelsenkirchen Refinery

Pipeline Status

• In operation

History

• 1956 - Company formed
• 1958 - Pipeline commissioned
• 2025 - BP announced that it was looking for a buyer

Links

1. NWO, Facts and Figures
2. BP Europa SE to seek potential buyers for Ruhr Oel GmbH – BP Gelsenkirchen