Zeepipe Gas Pipeline

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Zeepipe Gas Pipeline is an operating pipeline which transports gas from Sleipner area of the Norwegian North Sea to a receiving terminal at Zeebrugge in Belgium.[1]

Location

Zeepipe I originates in the Sleipner Field in the Norwegian North Sea and terminates in Zeebrugge, Belgium.[2] Zeepipe I also includes a lateral from Sleipner to Draupner field, also on the the Norwegian continental shelf.[2] Zeepipe II A runs from Kollsnes to Sleipner Riser, and Zeepipe II B runs from Kollsnes to Draupner E.[3]

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Project Details

  • Owner: Gassled Partners
  • Operator:Gassco[2]
  • Current capacity:
    • Zeepipe I: 15.3 billion cubic meters per year
    • Zeepipe II A: 27 billion cubic meters per year,
    • Zeepipe IIB: 26 billion cubic meters per year
  • Length: 1,445 km[4]
    • Zeepipe I: 846 km[2]
      • Sleipner to Draupner S: 38 km[2]
      • Sleipner to Zeebrugge: 808 km[2]
    • Zeepipe II A: 303 kilometers
    • Zeepipe II B: 304 kilometers
  • Status: Operating[2]
  • Start Year: 1993

Ownership

Zeepipe is owned by Gassled partners, which is a joint-venture of the following companies: Petoro AS (46.697%), Solveig Gas Norway AS (25.553%), CapeOmega (11.235%), Silex Gas Norway AS (6.428%), Infragas Norge AS (5.006 %), Statoil Petroleum AS (5 %), and Dea Norge AS (0.081%).[5]

Background

The Zeepipe gas pipeline was constructed in three phases. The Zeepipe system was originally laid to carry gas from Troll, with Zeebrugge in Belgium chosen as the landfall because of its proximity to markets in Belgium, France and Spain.[6] Belgian and Norwegian officials completed an agreement to build the pipeline in 1988 and the pipeline became operational in 1993.

Phase I

The first phase of the pipeline became operational in 1993 and runs 846 kilometers while measuring 40 inches in diameter. The pipeline stretches from the Sleipner area in Norway's North Sea to a receiving terminal at Zeebrugge in Belgium. The pipeline has a capacity of 15.3 bcm/year.[1]

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Phase II A

The second phase (II A) is a 299 kilometer, 40-inch pipeline, beginning in Kollsnes and ending at the Sleipner Riser. It became operational in 1996.[1][7][2]

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Phase II B

The final phase (II B) is 300 kilometers and measures 40 inches. The pipeline begins in Kollsnes and ends at Draupner E. It became operational in 1997.[7][2]

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Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zeepipe, Gassco, accessed April, 2018
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy; Gassco AS (March 19, 2020). "Gas pipelines on the Norwegian continental shelf". Norwegian Petroleum. Retrieved October 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Zeepipe 1 Norskolje Museum, December 18, 2015
  4. Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy; Gassco AS (March 19, 2019). "Gas pipelines on the Norwegian continental shelf". Norwegian Petroleum. https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/production-and-exports/the-oil-and-gas-pipeline-system/#gas-pipelines. Retrieved October 14, 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |location= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Gassled, Gassco, accessed April, 2018
  6. Zeepipe I, Norsk Oljemuseum, December 18, 2015
  7. 7.0 7.1 The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy; Gassco AS (March 19, 2020). "Gas pipelines on the Norwegian continental shelf". Norwegian Petroleum. Retrieved October 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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