Haltenpipe
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Haltenpipe is a gas transport system which consists of a 250 kilometres (155.3 mi) long pipeline from the Heidrun field
to Tjeldbergodden
. It started operation in December 1996, and is operated by Gassco
. Transport capacity is 2.2. billion cubic metres per year.
to Gassco
. The licence will expire at end of 2020. The current licencees are Petoro
, Statoil, ConocoPhilips and Eni
.
, and in part through the Haltenpipe gasline to Tjeldbergodden. A methanol
plant built by Statoil and ConocoPhilips is located near the gas terminal at Tjeldbergodden. The annual delivery of Heidrun gas to the methanol plant is approximately 700 million cubic metres. The methanol plant initiated production in June 1997. Gas is also delivered to a nearby gas fractionation and liquefaction
plant, which has an annual capacity of 35 million cubic metres. The total recoverable gas reserves at the Heidrun field has been estimated to be 41.6 billion cubic metres, while the estimated remaining amount as of 31 December 2008 was 30.1 billion cubic metres.
Heidrun oil field
The Heidrun oil field is an oil and gas field discovered in 1985 in the Norwegian sector of the Norwegian Sea, named after the goat Heiðrún from Norse mythology....
to Tjeldbergodden
Tjeldbergodden
Tjeldbergodden is an industrial facility mainly featuring petroleum facilities located in the northeastern part of the municipality of Aure in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was constructed during the 1990s and among other things features the Statoil natural gas processing plant for the Heidrun...
. It started operation in December 1996, and is operated by Gassco
Gassco
Gassco is a Norwegian state owned company that operates of natural gas pipes transporting annually of 88.5 billion cubic meter of natural gas from the Norwegian continental shelf to Continental Europe and the United Kingdom....
. Transport capacity is 2.2. billion cubic metres per year.
History
The Haltenpipe PAD was approved by the Norwegian Parliament in February 1992. The construction of the pipeline started in 1994, and was finished in November 1996. The Haltenpipe Joint Venture was established in June 1995. The operatorship of Haltenpipe has been transferred from StatoilStatoil
Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
to Gassco
Gassco
Gassco is a Norwegian state owned company that operates of natural gas pipes transporting annually of 88.5 billion cubic meter of natural gas from the Norwegian continental shelf to Continental Europe and the United Kingdom....
. The licence will expire at end of 2020. The current licencees are Petoro
Petoro
Petoro, a company wholly owned by the state of Norway, manages Norway's portfolio of exploration and production licenses for petroleum and natural gas on the Norwegian continental shelf. This portfolio is collectively called State's Direct Financial Interest . The company also has a control...
, Statoil, ConocoPhilips and Eni
Eni
Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...
.
Gas delivery
Natural gas from the Heidrun field is delivered in part through the Åsgard Transport system to KårstøKårstø
Kårstø is an industrial facility located in Tysvær, Norway. The site features a number of natural gas processing plants to refine natural gas and condensate from the fields in the northern parts of the North Sea, including Åsgard, Mikkel and Sleipner...
, and in part through the Haltenpipe gasline to Tjeldbergodden. A methanol
Methanol
Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a chemical with the formula CH3OH . It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable liquid with a distinctive odor very similar to, but slightly sweeter than, ethanol...
plant built by Statoil and ConocoPhilips is located near the gas terminal at Tjeldbergodden. The annual delivery of Heidrun gas to the methanol plant is approximately 700 million cubic metres. The methanol plant initiated production in June 1997. Gas is also delivered to a nearby gas fractionation and liquefaction
Liquefaction
Liquefaction may refer to:* Liquefaction, the general process of becoming liquid* Soil liquefaction, the process by which sediments become suspended* Liquefaction of gases in physics, chemistry, and thermal engineering* Liquefactive necrosis in pathology...
plant, which has an annual capacity of 35 million cubic metres. The total recoverable gas reserves at the Heidrun field has been estimated to be 41.6 billion cubic metres, while the estimated remaining amount as of 31 December 2008 was 30.1 billion cubic metres.