Europipe II Gas Pipeline

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Europipe II Gas Pipelineis a natural gas pipeline from Norway to Germany.

Location

The pipeline transports gas from the Kårstø processing complex north of Stavanger, Norway to the receiving facilities at Dornum in northern Germany.

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Project Details

• Operator: Gassco
• Current capacity: 21 bcm/year
• Proposed capacity:
• Length: 658 kilometers
• Status: Operating
• Start Year:1999

Background

The Europipe II gas pipeline became operational in 1995 and measures 658 kilometers in length and 42 inches in diameter, with a capacity of 21 bcm/year. The pipeline connects gas from Norway's gas fields to Germany and continental Europe. The owner of both the Europipe I and II gas pipelines is Gassled, a joint venture which owns the great bulk of the gas transport infrastructure on the NCS.

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