Norpipe Gas Pipeline

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Location

The pipeline runs from the Ekofisk field in the North Sea to Emden, Germany.

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Project Details

• Operator: Gassco
• Parent Company: Gassled
• Current capacity: 16 billion cubic meters per year
• Proposed capacity:
• Length: 270 miles / 440 kilometers
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 1977

Background

The pipeline runs from the Ekofisk gas field to a receiving terminal at Emden in Germany. The diameter of pipeline is 910 mm (36 in) and it has capacity of 16 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. The pipeline was commissioned in 1977 and will be in use until 2028. The start-up investment was 26.4 billion Norwegian krone. The pipeline is owned by Gassled and operated by Gassco. The technical service provider is ConocoPhillips.

On 30 September 1995, the German cargo ship Reint collided with the Norpipe H7-platform in the German continental shelf. Only minimal damages to the platform, and no injuries to people were caused. The H7 platform has been off-the-service since 1999, and in 2007 a bypass pipe laid around the platform.

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External articles

Wikipedia also has an article on Norpipe (Norpipe). This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License].