BBL Company increases its available Implicit Allocation Reverse Flow Capacity for Summer 2026
BBL Company is pleased to announce an increase in its Implicit Allocation Reverse Flow capacity (GB to NL) for the 2026 summer period. From April through September 2026, up to 90% of the available reverse flow capacity will be offered to the market.
Adjusted Office Hours for Ascension Day and Whit Monday
Please be informed that BBL Company offices will observe adjusted hours due to upcoming public holidays: Thursday, 29 May – Offices will be closed in observance of Ascension Day. Friday, 30 May – Offices will operate with limited availability. Monday, 9 June – Offices will be closed in observance of Whit Monday.
Update planned maintenance 2025
BBL’s annual planned maintenance period will take place during 4 gas days starting from Monday 8 September 2025 at 06:00 CEST. Activities will be resumed on Friday 12 September 2025 at 06:00 CEST.
Introduction of a new booking incentive
BBL Company (BBLC) is pleased to announce that it will introduce a new booking incentive to encourage more efficient use of its available products. This booking incentive consists of a discount on the transport tariff for a specific combination of booked standard capacity products.
Tariff reduction Reverse Flow (GB > NL) products
Effective from gas day 17 April 2025, 06:00 CEST, BBLC will be implementing a reduction in all tariffs for Reverse Flow products for the remaining periods of gas year 2024. This includes quarterly, monthly, daily, and within-day products.
BBL Company consultation on its General Terms and Conditions and Charging Methodology 2025
A consultation has opened on changes BBL Company (BBLC) is proposing to make to its GT&C and Charging Methodology. BBLC seeks your views on these proposed modifications.
BBL physical flow switch and Enhanced Pressure Service
The BBL pipeline is currently in Forward Flow mode (NL > GB). BBLC will switch to Reverse Flow (GB > NL) starting on gas day 31 March 2025 at 06:00 CEST.
Conversion to daylight saving time 30 March 2025
On gas day 29 March 2025 there will be a switch from winter time to summer time. This means that this gas day will have 23 hours. To avoid any problems which may occur, please be aware of the following:
Update decision ACM on ITC
On 23 December 2024, the Dutch regulator, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) published its final decision to amend the Transportcode gas LNB introducing a basis to impose an Inter-Transmission System Operation Compensation (ITC) on transmission system operators, more specifically on BBLC.
Meet BBL Company at E-world 2025
You are very welcome to meet us at E-world 2025 in Essen, Germany, from February 11 to 13, 2025.
Change in Forward Flow Technical Capacity
In June 2024, BBL Company announced a reduction of its forward flow (NL > GB) technical capacity.
Reminder: planned maintenance 2025
Every year BBL Company performs planned maintenance. The 15 - day period within which the planned maintenance will take place in 2025 is the period from 1 September 2025 to 15 September 2025.