Skanled

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Skanled is a planned natural gas offshore pipeline connecting Norway to Sweden and Denmark.

[edit] Technical features

The submarine pipeline will run from the Kårstø natural gas processing plant in western Norway, connected with the Europipe II, to eastern Norway, western Sweden and Denmark with exit points in Rafnes (Norway), Lysekil, Vallby Kile, Bua (Sweden) and Jutland (Denmark).[1] It consists:

  • A 24 inches (610 mm) or 26 inches (660 mm) gas pipeline from Kårstø to Rafnes
  • Ethane injection facilities at Kårstø
  • Ethane extraction facilities at Rafnes
  • A 20 inches (510 mm) or 22 inches (560 mm) gas pipeline from Rafnes with branches to pressure reduction stations in Sweden and Denmark.[2]

As part of the project, the pipeline will also transport ethane, which is injected into the natural gas at Kårstø and transported with the natural gas to Rafnes, where it will be separated and extracted from the gas. The separation facilities at Rafnes and the installations downstream the reduction stations in Sweden and Denmark are not part of the project.[2]

The originally planned capacity of the pipeline was 6 billion cubic meter (bcm) of natural gas annually. The plans were upgraded to 7 bcm but is likely to be expanded once more up to 8.75 bcm before the project gets final sanction. The likelihood of greater future demand from Denmark and Poland, which plan to connect Skanled through Denmark with other planned pipeline, the Baltic Pipe between Denmark and Poland, may lead to widen the diameter of the pipe from the initial design.[3]

The project is due to get final sanction in October 2009 and should be operational by October 2012. The pipeline is designed for 50 years of operation but is expected to be kept fit for operation longer than that.[2] It expected to cost 7 billion Norwegian kroner (US$1.22 billion).[3]

[edit] Project company

The shareholders of the project are:

The project is managed by Gassco with Swedegas and Energinet.dk participating as partners.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Polish Oil and Gas Company Joins SKANLED Consortium. PGNiG (2007-06-22). Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  2. ^ a b c d Information concerning the planning of Skanled gas pipeline (PDF). Energinet.dk (June 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  3. ^ a b c Expansion Likely on Norway-Denmark Gas Pipeline. Downstream Today (2007-09-07). Retrieved on 2007-09-15.