Europipe I
| Europipe I gas pipeline | |
|---|---|
 Location of Europipe I gas pipeline | |
| Location | |
| Country | Norway, Germany |
| General direction | north–south |
| From | Draupner E riser platform, North Sea |
| Passes through | North Sea |
| To | Emden, Germany |
| General information | |
| Type | natural gas |
| Owner | Gassled |
| Operator | Gassco |
| Technical service provider | Statoil |
| Commissioned | 1995 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 660 km (410 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 18 billion m3/a (640 billion cu ft/a) |
| Diameter | 40 in (1,016 mm) |
Europipe I is a 670-kilometre-long (420 mi) natural gas pipeline from the North Sea to Continental Europe.
History
[edit]The feasibility study of the pipeline's project was conducted in 1990.[1] On 20 April 1993, an agreement between Norway and Germany was concluded on the construction of Europipe.[2] The pipeline was commissioned on 1 October 1995 and it cost 21.3 billion NOK.
Route
[edit]The pipeline runs from the Draupner E riser platform in the North Sea to a receiving terminal at Dornum in Germany. At Draupner E, it is connected with Zeepipe and Statpipe/Norpipe system. From Dornum a 48-kilometre-long (30 mi) land line runs to the metering station in Emden.
Technical description
[edit]The diameter of pipeline is 40 inches (1,000 mm) and the capacity is 18 billion cubic metres per annum (640 billion cubic feet per annum) of natural gas.[3]
The pipeline is owned by Gassled partners and operated by Gassco. The technical service provider is Statoil.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Grann, Henning (1997). "Europipe Development Project: Managing a Pipeline Project in a Complex and Sensitive Environment". In Richards, Deanna J. (ed.). The Industrial green game: implications for environmental design and management. National Academies Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-309-05294-8. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ Treaty Series. Vol. 2048. United Nations Publications. 1998. p. 287. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ Gilardoni, Andrea; Antonioli, Barbara; Carta, Marco (2008). The World Market for Natural Gas: Implications for Europe. Springer. p. 64. ISBN 978-3-540-68200-4. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
External links
[edit]- Europipe I Archived 17 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Gassco website