Transport gas in both directions between the Netherlands and Great Britain
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About BBL Company
BBL Company operates BBL, a 235-kilometre gas pipeline with an hourly capacity of 10,000,000 kWh/h (Forward Flow, NL to GB) between Balgzand in the Netherlands and Bacton in Great Britain and an hourly capacity of 7,699,193 kWh/h (Reverse Flow, GB to NL) between Bacton and Balgzand. With gas flowing between the Netherlands and Great Britain, BBL increases the GB’s supply security, strengthens the position of the Netherlands as a leading European gas player, supports the integration of the European gas market, and connects the TTF with the NBP hub.
Some key figures
240
GWh
Daily capacity
(Forward Flow, NL to GB)
10,000,000
kWh/h
Hourly capacity
(Forward Flow, NL to GB)
185
GWh
Daily capacity
(Reverse Flow, GB to NL)
7,699,193
kWh/h
Hourly capacity
(Reverse Flow, GB to NL)
Our services
BBL Company offers shippers services with which they can safely, reliably and efficiently transport gas between the Netherlands and Great Britain.
Become a BBL shipper
Many of Europe’s leading energy players are shippers at BBL. If you want to trade reliably and efficiently or trade capacity with other shippers, you need to register. Please be aware that you need to sign up at the Prisma platform as well to become a registered Prisma shipper.
Latest news
30 September 2026
Update commodity charge
From 1 April 2027 onwards, BBL Company will adjust several components of the formula used to determine the commodity charge.
28 September 2026
Preannouncement planned maintenance 2027
Every year BBL Company performs planned maintenance.
23 September 2026
Reminder: planned maintenance 2026 - 2
BBL’s annual planned maintenance period will take place during 15 gas days starting from Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 06:00 CEST.