Franpipe

{{short description|Natural gas pipeline from the Draupner E riser in the North Sea}}

{{Infobox pipeline

| name = Franpipe

| type = Natural gas

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| map_caption = Location of Franpipe

| country = Norway, France

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| start = Draupner E riser platform

| through = North Sea

| finish = Port Ouest, Dunkirk, France

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| owner = Gassled

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| operator = Gassco

| technical_service_provider= Statoil

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| est = 1998

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| length_km = 840

| discharge = 19.6 billion cubic meters per year

| diameter_in = 42

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The Franpipe is a {{convert|840|km}} long natural gas pipeline from the Draupner E riser in the North Sea to the receiving terminal at Port Ouest in Dunkirk, France. The gas transported to France originates mainly from Sleipner East and Troll Vest gas fields. The pipeline was officially inaugurated on 9 October 1998.

The diameter of pipeline is {{convert|42|in}} and the capacity is 19.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. It cost 10.6 billion NOK.

{{cite book

|title=Facts 2009. The Norwegian Petroleum Sector |chapter=Pipelines and onshore facilities

|url=http://www.npd.no/Global/Engelsk/3%20-%20Publications/Facts/Facts2009/Chapters/Kap15.pdf

|publisher=Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

|page=196

|year=2009

|accessdate=2010-06-15}}

The pipeline is owned by Gassled partners and operated by Gassco. The technical service provider is Statoil.

The Dunkirk receiving terminal is owned by the Gassled partners (65%) and GDF Suez (35%). The Dunkirk terminal is operated by Gassco from Gassco's Zeebrugge control center.

{{cite news

| publisher = Scandinavian Oil-Gas Online

| newspaper = Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine

| url= http://www.scandoil.com/moxie_issue-bm2/print_edtion/2003_/78-2003/gassco-transporting-gas-f.shtml

| title = Gassco: Transporting Gas from NCS to Europe

| first = Erik | last = Kvadsheim

| date = 2003-12-12

| accessdate=2010-06-15

| issn = 1500-709X}}