France pipeline exits: Obergailbach / Medelsheim
France pipeline exits: Obergailbach / Medelsheim stood at 0 GWh per day on Oct 18, 2026, according to ODRé – Open Data Réseaux Énergies (RTE, NaTran, Teréga). It is one of the indicators in the Daily natural gas table (Value · Daily), with a complete series running from Sep 16, 2021 to Oct 18, 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Daily natural gas table
| Indicator | 18-10-2026 | 17-10-2026 | 16-10-2026 | 15-10-2026 | 14-10-2026 | 13-10-2026 | 12-10-2026 | 11-10-2026 | 10-10-2026 | 09-10-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline exits from France, all cross-border points | 373.11 | 382.5 | 537.04 | 538.28 | 532.08 | 522.53 | 553.46 | 528.69 | 529.74 | 546.67 | |
| Obergailbach / Medelsheim (to Germany) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Virtual interconnection point Pirineos (to Spain) | 2.06 | 0.53 | 4.06 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.57 | 8.88 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 3.67 |
Understanding france pipeline exits: Obergailbach / Medelsheim
Cross-border pipeline deliveries flowing outward from the domestic transmission system into the German transmission network are quantified by this daily outgoing volume metric. This series isolates shipments crossing the northeastern frontier, separating them from other international exits directed toward southern or Iberian destinations. The measurement captures scheduled physical transfers leaving the French grid boundaries, omitting domestic consumption streams and gas routed into domestic underground storage facilities.
Evaluation of this time series benefits from contextualizing daily figures against broader central European thermal demand patterns, which heavily influence regional pipeline load factors. Initial data publications rely on preliminary operational telemetry that can experience minor ex-post adjustments during monthly settlement processes between interconnected network operators. When performing comparative analysis against domestic demand indicators, researchers should account for transit gas that merely crosses the territory without serving domestic French end-users.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include gas transiting to other destinations beyond Germany?
- The metric records physical gas leaving the domestic grid at this specific northern border point toward the German transmission system.
- How frequently are preliminary daily flow estimates revised?
- Initial operational figures are periodically adjusted when final billing meter data and formal cross-border allocation files are reconciled.
- Should this series be used to calculate total national export volumes?
- It represents only one specific border exit point and must be aggregated with all other international pipeline outflows to determine total exports.