Announcement: BBL physical flow switch to Reverse Flow and availability of March monthly Reverse Flow product
18 February 2026
BBL Company (BBLC) hereby informs the market that the physical flow direction of the BBL pipeline will be changed from Forward Flow (NL to GB) to Reverse Flow (GB to NL).
The switch to Reverse Flow will commence on 19 February 2026 at 06:00 CET. This adjustment is being made to align pipeline operations with prevailing market conditions. The physical flow change is expected to be completed by 20 February 2026 at 06:00 CET.
Please note that no daily capacity products will be offered for gas day 19 February 2026.
For the latest operational status of the BBL pipeline, please refer to BBLC’s website.
Availability of monthly Reverse Flow product – March 2026
In addition, BBLC will make a monthly Reverse Flow product for March 2026 available to the market.
This product will be offered as a conditional firm monthly product, with a tariff of EUR 1.0/MWh, and will become available on the multi-broker platform as of 19 February 2026.
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