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

+++ Links

  1. Gassco, Franpipe
  2. Saipem Europe Pipeline References
  3. Statoil Contract Awarded To J. Ray Mcdermott Joint Venture
  4. New gas link inaugurated
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