Zeepipe pipeline system | |
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Location | |
Country | Norway, Belgium |
From | Kollsnes |
Passes through | Sleipner field, Draupner field |
To | Zeebrugge |
General information | |
Type | natural gas |
Owner | Gassled |
Operator | Gassco |
Technical service provider | Statoil |
Contractors | Halliburton |
Commissioned | 1993 |
Technical information | |
Length | 1,416 km (880 mi) |
Maximum discharge | 15 billion m3/y (Zeepipe I) 26.3 billion m3/y (Zeepipe IIA) 25.9 billion m3/y (Zeepipe IIB) |
Diameter | 40 in (1,016 mm) |
The Zeepipe is a natural gas transportation system to transport North Sea natural gas to the receiving terminal at Zeebrugge in Belgium.
The total costs of Zeepipe system is around 24.2 billion NOK. It is owned by Gassled partners and operated by Gassco. The technical service provider is Statoil. The Zeebrugge receiving terminal is owned by Fluxys (51%) and Gassled partners (49%).