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Europipe I gas pipeline
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.

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.