Franpipe Gas Pipeline
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Summary Information
- Source: Draupner E riser platform, North Sea, Norway
- Destination: Port Ouest, Dunkerque, France
- Ownership: Gassco
- Website: http://www.gassco.no/
- Length: 840 kilometres ( miles)
- Capacity: 53.7 Mscm per day
- Status: Operating
+++ Details
- The Franpipe system runs for 840 kilometres from the Draupner E riser platform in the North Sea to the receiving terminal at Port Ouest in Dunkerque on the French coast.
- It has an internal diameter of 42 inches.
+++ Contractors
- **McDermott-ETPM:** Pipeline construction
- **Saipem:** Transport and Installation
+++ History
- 1995 - McDermott-ETPM awarded contract
- 1998 - The Franpipe Gas Pipeline entered operations
- 1999 - The pipeline's name is changed to Franpipe
+++ Other Information
- The original name for the pipeline was NorFra
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