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Gas transmission pipeline · Foinaven field to Sullom Voe Terminal

West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System

West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System is an operating gas transmission pipeline in United Kingdom. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 193 km long and 1.8 bcm/y of capacity. It runs from Foinaven field to Sullom Voe Terminal. It is owned by BP and Marathon Oil.

Length

193 km

Capacity

1.8 bcm/y

1.3 Mtpa LNG equivalent

Segments tracked

1

Largest diameter 508 mm (20 in)

Route

West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System runs from Foinaven field to Sullom Voe Terminal. 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
Foinaven field
To
Sullom Voe Terminal
Start country
United Kingdom
End country
United Kingdom
Countries crossed
United Kingdom
Onshore / offshore
Not reported
Fuel
Gas
Region
Europe
Route drawn on map
187 km
GEM pipeline ID
P0731
Start year
Not reported
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.

SegmentStatusFrom → toLengthCapacityDiameterStartRoute from
Whole pipelineOperatingFoinaven field → Sullom Voe Terminal1931.8508 mmGEM'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.

No tracked LNG terminal lies within 25 km of this pipeline's route.

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.

Parent companies

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 West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System run?
West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System runs from Foinaven field to Sullom Voe Terminal, crossing United Kingdom.
How long is West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System?
West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System is 193 km long.
How much gas can West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System carry?
West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System has a design capacity of 1.8 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
Is West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System operating?
West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System is operating.
Who owns West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System?
West of Shetland Gas Pipeline System is owned by BP and Marathon Oil, as recorded in the current tracker release.