Vesterled

Vesterled
Location
CountryNorway, United Kingdom
General directioneast–west
FromFrigg field, Heimdal field
Passes throughNorth Sea
ToSt. Fergus, Scotland
Runs alongsideFrigg pipeline
General information
Typenatural gas
OwnerGassled
OperatorGassco
Technical service providerTotal E&P UK Plc
Construction started1974
Commissioned1978
Technical information
Length360 km (220 mi)
Maximum discharge12 billion cubic meter
Diameter32 in (813 mm)

Vesterled is a natural gas pipeline system, which runs from the Heimdal field (Heimdal Riser platform) in the North Sea to St Fergus Gas Plant near Peterhead in Scotland. The name Vesterled is the term used by the Vikings for their westward voyages, i.e. vesterled = "the way westward".