Europipe I is a 670-kilometre-long (420 mi) natural gas pipeline from the North Sea to Continental Europe.
| 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) |
History
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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