Franpipe

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The Franpipe is a 840 kilometer long natural gas pipeline from the Draupner E riser in the North Sea to the receiving terminal at Port Ouest in Dunkirk in France. The diameter of pipeline is 42 inches and the capacity is 15 bcm natural gas per year. The gas originates mainly from Sleipner East and Troll Vest fields. The pipeline was commissioned in 1998 and it costs 9.9 billion NOK. It's owned by Gassled partners (65%) and Gaz de France (35%) and operated by Gassco. The technical service provider is StatoilHydro.