Our company
Secure gas transport now and in the future
We offer our customers competent and comprehensive transport services on the NEL pipeline at all times. As an independent transmission system operator we rely on a centrally controlled pipeline system that is based on the highest technical standards and is continuously further developed. We ensure that the gas we transport gets to where it is needed. Our centrally located transport infrastructure contributes to supply security in Germany – now and in the future.
Dr. Christoph von dem Bussche
Von dem Bussche holds a doctorate in chemistry and began his professional career in 1993 at BASF in Ludwigshafen. Before becoming Managing Director of NEL Gastransport in 2012, he held various senior positions in the oil and gas sector of the group.
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Silvia Horstmann
Secretary of Dr. Christoph von dem Bussche and Ulrich Benterbusch
Telephone: +49 561 934-2360
Ulrich Benterbusch
After holding positions at the Federal Chancellery, the International Energy Agency in Paris and the German Energy Agency (dena), Ulrich Benterbusch worked at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, where his responsibilities included LNG infrastructure, hydrogen, gas and energy efficiency. Since January 2023, Benterbusch has been strengthening the management of NEL Gastransport.
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NEL Gastransport is an independent transmission system operator. We have been organised for more than ten years as an independent, fully regulated transmission system operator on the basis of the German Energy Industry Act, and are certified by the German Federal Network Agency.
NEL Gastransport runs its transport business in a non-discriminatory manner. This is monitored by an internal compliance program, a Compliance Officer and the German Federal Network Agency.
H2-ready: technical safety management
As part of TSM certification, the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW) verifies general organisational safety on the basis of legal requirements. That includes aspects such as plant safety as well as environmental protection and occupational safety measures. Since 2023, GASCADE as technical operator of NEL has been certified not only for transporting natural gas but also for hydrogen, which makes it H2-ready.
Information security management
IT security is a sensitive issue, especially in relation to critical infrastructures. We address its special significance with our own hardware and software systems. Certification of our IT systems by TÜV as part of the information security management system (ISMS) testifies that data and information security are handled reliably at the company.
Energy management
We attach very great importance to transparency and sustainability. Our optimised energy management system means we always have a transparent overview of all consumption and energy quantities, including internally, and can respond quickly and in a targeted manner to adjustments to our processes.
