Zeepipe

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The Zeepipe is a natural gas transportation system to transport North Sea natural gas to the receiving terminal at Zeebrugge in Belgium. 814 kilometers long Zeepipe I pipeline with 40-inch diameter, operation since 1993, runs from Sleipner field to Zeebrugge. The capacity of pipeline is 41 million scm per day. The second section of Zeepipe I consists 30-inch pipeline from Draupner S to Sleipner.

Zeepipe II A, operational since 1996, is a 303 kilometers long 40-inch pipeline from Kollsnes gas processing plant in Norway to Sleipner Riser. The capacity of Zeepipe II B is 72 million scm per day. Zeepipe II B, operational since 1 October 1997, runs from Kollsnes to Draupner E. The length of 4o-inch Zeepipe II B is 299 kilometers and the capacity is about 71 million scm per day.

The total costs of Zeepipe system is around 24.2 billion NOK. It's owned by Gassled partners and operated by Gassco. The technical service provider is StatoilHydro. The Zeebrugge receiving terminal is owned by Fluxys (51%) and Gassled partners (49%).

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