Gas transmission pipeline · Draupner E platform to Port Ouest, Dunkirk
Franpipe Gas Pipeline
Franpipe Gas Pipeline is an operating gas transmission pipeline crossing Norway, France. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 840 km long and 19.78 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 1998. It runs from Draupner E platform to Port Ouest, Dunkirk. It is owned by Gassco.
Length
840 km
Capacity
19.8 bcm/y
14.5 Mtpa LNG equivalent
Segments tracked
1
Largest diameter 1067 mm (42 in)
Route
Franpipe Gas Pipeline runs from Draupner E platform to Port Ouest, Dunkirk. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.
Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.
- From
- Draupner E platform
- To
- Port Ouest, Dunkirk
- Start country
- Norway
- End country
- France
- Countries crossed
- Norway, France
- Onshore / offshore
- Not reported
- Fuel
- Gas
- Region
- Europe
- Route drawn on map
- 834 km
- GEM pipeline ID
- P0692
- Start year
- 1998
- GEM wiki page
- gem.wiki
Segments
Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.
| Segment | Status | From → to | Length | Capacity | Diameter | Start | Route from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole pipeline | Operating | Draupner E platform → Port Ouest, Dunkirk | 840 | 19.8 | 1067 mm | 1998 | GEM's route file |
Connected LNG terminals
Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.
| Terminal | Country | Import / export | Status | Distance | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkirk LNG Terminal | France | Import | Operating | 4.2 km | route proximity |
Owners and operators
Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.
Common questions
Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.
- Where does Franpipe Gas Pipeline run?
- Franpipe Gas Pipeline runs from Draupner E platform to Port Ouest, Dunkirk, crossing Norway and France.
- How long is Franpipe Gas Pipeline?
- Franpipe Gas Pipeline is 840 km long.
- How much gas can Franpipe Gas Pipeline carry?
- Franpipe Gas Pipeline has a design capacity of 19.8 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
- Is Franpipe Gas Pipeline operating?
- Franpipe Gas Pipeline is operating, having started in 1998.
- Who owns Franpipe Gas Pipeline?
- Franpipe Gas Pipeline is owned by Gassco, as recorded in the current tracker release.
- Does Franpipe Gas Pipeline serve an LNG terminal?
- Franpipe Gas Pipeline passes within 25 km of 1 tracked LNG terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance and how it was made.