Zeebrugge–Bacton Gas Pipeline

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Zeebrugge–Bacton Gas Pipeline, also known as North Sea Interconnector and Bacton–Zeebrugge Gas Pipeline, is an operating gas pipeline running from Belgium to United Kingdom.[1] It is also known as Interconnector.

Location

The pipeline starts in Zeebrugge, Belgium, and runs to Bacton, United Kingdom.[2][3]

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Project Details

  • Operator: Interconnector (UK) Limited
  • Owner: Gasbridge 1 24%; Gasbridge 2 24%; Fluxys Interconnector Limited 15%; Fluxys UK Ltd 37%[4]
  • Parent:
  • Current capacity: 25.5 billion cubic meters per year
  • Length: 231.8 kilometers[5]
  • Diameter: 40 inches[6]
  • Status: Operating[5]
  • Start Year: 1998
  • Identifiers
    • OGA Pipeline Number: PL1339


Project Details: Capacity Expansion

  • Operator: Interconnector (UK) Limited
  • Owner: Gasbridge 1 (24%); Gasbridge 2 (24%); Fluxys Interconnector Limited (15%); Fluxys UK Ltd (37%)[4]
  • Parent company: Fluxys (76.32%), SNAM (23.68%)[7][8]
  • Capacity: 25.51 bcm/y / 2467.2 MMcf/d[1]
  • Length: 0 additional km[9]
  • Diameter: 1016 mm / 40.0 in[1]
  • Status: Operating[3]
  • Start Year: 2010[3]
  • Identifiers:
    • OGA Pipeline Number: PL1339[3]

Background

The pipeline crosses the North Sea between Bacton Gas Terminal in England and Zeebrugge in Belgium. Construction of the pipeline was completed in 1998. It provides bi-directional transport capability to facilitate energy trading in both the UK and continental European gas markets. Gas export from the UK is termed "forward flow" and gas import to the UK is termed "reverse flow".[7]

A capacity expansion of 25.51 bcm/year was completed in 2010 by laying a parallel pipeline of DN1016.[9]

The pipeline is owned by Gasbridge 1 24%; Gasbridge 2 24%; Fluxys Interconnector Limited 15%; Fluxys UK Ltd 37%.[10] Gasbridge 1 and Gasbridge 2 are jointly owned subsidiaries of Fluxys Europe B.V. (50%) and Snam S.p.a. (50%).[10]

Resources and articles

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Diettrich, J.C.; Pluta, A.; Medrjoubi, W. (July 23, 2020). "The combined IGG gas transmission network data set". SciGRID_gas. Retrieved September 2, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (October 2020). "TYNDP 2020 - MAP – Transmission" (PDF). ENTSOG. Retrieved December 4, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Smith, Bee (September 24, 2021). "Pipelines Linear (ED50)". Oil and Gas Authority Open Data. Retrieved October 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shareholders, Interconnector, accessed April 2018
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Smith, Bee (September 24, 2021). "Pipelines Linear (ED50)". Oil and Gas Authority Open Data. Retrieved October 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "France and Belgium Pipelines map", Theodora, accessed January 30, 2020
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Interconnector (North Sea)". Wikipedia. June 4, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Eni sells shares in North Sea Interconnector pipeline". Offshore Magazine. August 8, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The Interconnector Pipeline: A Key Link in Europe's Gas Network". Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Shareholders, Interconnector, accessed April 2018
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