The LBEG approval is valid for a distance of about 197 km from the River Elbe near Hittbergen, Lüneburg district, to Rehden, Diepholz district.
The NEL pipeline will run from the Nord Stream Pipeline landfall in Lubmin, near Greifswald, past Schwerin and Hamburg, to Rehden south of Bremen.
The NEL Pipelines is designed to link the Nord Stream Pipeline to the European pipeline system and will commence operation in late 2012.
The project is being executed by energy companies WINGAS, E.ON Ruhrgas and Gasunie.