CATS Central Area Transmission System Gas Pipeline

Summary Information

• Source: Everest Oil and Gas Field in the Central North Sea
• Destination: Teesside
• Ownership: BG Group, BP, Eni, Conoco Phillips, Total
• Website: https://www.catspipeline.com/
• Length: 404 kilometre (223 mile)
• Capacity: 48 million Standard cubic meters (1.7 billion Standard cubic feet) of Natural Gas per day
• Status: Operating

Details

• CATS is the Central Area Transmission System, which delivers 12% of the UK's Gas demand through a 404 kilometre (223 mile) pipeline from the Central North Sea to the Teesside Gas Processing Plant (TGPP) on the North East coast of England.

Related Oil and Gas Fields

• Andrew Oil and Gas Field
• Armada Oil and Gas Field
• Everest Oil and Gas Field
• Huntington Oil Field
• Jasmine Gas and Condensate Field
• Judy, Joanne and Jade Gas and Condensate Fields
• Lomond Oil and Gas Field
• Eastern Trough Area Project Oil Fields, ETAP

Contractors

• **McDermott-ETPM:** Pipeline construction
• **Serimax:** Welding

History

• 1993 - CATS became operational
• 2007 - A large vessel dragged its anchor causing damage to the pipeline
• 2011 - BP & BG Group acquired Hess stake, preempting a deal with SSE

Other Information

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Links

1. Penspen Pipeline References
2. Serimax Pipeline References
3. Hess Reaches Agreement for Sale of UK Gas Assets
4. CATS Pipeline System Repair Completed
5. Update: Acquisition of upstream gas assets