Campo Maior–Leiria Pipeline

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Campo Maior–Leiria Pipeline is a gas pipeline running from Campo Maior to Leiria in Portugal.

Location

The pipeline runs from Campo Maior to Leiria in Portugal.

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Pipeline Details

• Owner: REN (Redes Energéticas Nacionais)
• Parent company: State Grid of China (25%), Oman Oil (12%), others (63%)
• Capacity:
• Length: 219 km / 136 miles
• Diameter: 28 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 1997

Background

Operated by the Portuguese energy infrastructure company REN (Redes Energéticas Nacionais), the Campo Maior-Leiria Pipeline is a key component of Portugal's natural gas transmission network, along with the Valença do Minho-Braga Pipeline, the Leiria-Braga Pipeline and the Setubal-Leiria Pipeline.

Since commencing operations in January 1997, the pipeline has mostly been used to import gas from Spain for distribution in Portugal. However, with the opening of the Sines LNG Terminal on Portugal's Atlantic coast in 2004, Portugal has also begun importing a significant percentage of its natural gas by sea. In January 2019, following a Europe-wide cold snap that brought freezing temperatures to Spain, Portugal exported gas to Spain via the Campo Maior pipeline for the first time in its history.

The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) refers to the Campo Maior-Leiria Pipeline using the project code "INET_PL_96".