{{Short description |Natural gas pipeline from North Sea to Continental Europe}} {{About|the first Europipe|the second Europipe|Europipe II}} {{Use British English|date=October 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}{{Infobox pipeline | name = Europipe I gas pipeline | type = natural gas | map ={{maplink |type=line |frame=yes |plain=yes |frame-align=center |zoom=4}} | map_caption = Location of Europipe I gas pipeline | country = Norway, Germany | coordinates = | photo = | caption = | operator = Gassco | owner = Gassled | technical_service_provider= Statoil | length_km = 660 | discharge = {{convert|18|e9m3/a|abbr=unit}} | diameter_in = 40 | direction = north–south | start = Draupner E riser platform, North Sea | finish = Emden, Germany | est = 1995 | through = North Sea | par = }}
'''Europipe I''' is a {{convert|670|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} natural gas pipeline from the North Sea to Continental Europe.
==History== The feasibility study of the pipeline's project was conducted in 1990.<ref name=richards> {{cite book |editor1-last= Richards |editor1-first= Deanna J. |title= The Industrial green game: implications for environmental design and management |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=uGUljZEt-JwC&pg=PA156 |publisher= National Academies Press |last1= Grann |first1= Henning |chapter= Europipe Development Project: Managing a Pipeline Project in a Complex and Sensitive Environment |isbn = 978-0-309-05294-8 |year= 1997 |page= 156 |accessdate= 2010-01-29 }}</ref> On 20 April 1993, an agreement between Norway and Germany was concluded on the construction of Europipe.<ref name=un> {{cite book |title= Treaty Series |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=goWJMXFe7hgC&pg=PA287 |publisher= United Nations Publications |volume= 2048 |year= 1998 |page= 287 |accessdate= 2010-01-29 }}</ref> The pipeline was commissioned on 1 October 1995 and it cost 21.3 billion NOK.
==Route== The pipeline runs from the Draupner E riser platform in the North Sea to a receiving terminal at Dornum in Germany. At Draupner E, it is connected with Zeepipe and Statpipe/Norpipe system. From Dornum a {{convert|48|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} land line runs to the metering station in Emden.
==Technical description== The diameter of pipeline is {{convert|40|in|mm}} and the capacity is {{convert|18|e9m3/a|abbr=off}} of natural gas.<ref name=gilardoni> {{cite book |title= The World Market for Natural Gas: Implications for Europe |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=f5e97hgYLzsC&pg=PT68 |publisher= Springer |last1= Gilardoni |first1= Andrea |last2= Antonioli |first2= Barbara |last3= Carta |first3= Marco |isbn = 978-3-540-68200-4 |year= 2008 |page= 64 |accessdate= 2010-01-29 }}</ref>
The pipeline is owned by Gassled partners and operated by Gassco. The technical service provider is Statoil.
==See also== {{Portal|Germany|Energy}} * Europipe II * MIDAL * Norpipe
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.gassco.no/en/our-activities/pipelines-and-platforms/europipe/ Europipe I] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154633/http://www.gassco.no/en/our-activities/pipelines-and-platforms/europipe/ |date=17 April 2017 }}, Gassco website
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Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1995 Category:North Sea energy Category:Natural gas pipelines in Germany Category:Natural gas pipelines in Norway Category:Germany–Norway relations Category:Pipelines under the North Sea Category:1995 establishments in Norway Category:1995 establishments in Germany