# Europipe I

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{{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](/source/Norway), [Germany](/source/Germany)
| coordinates =
| photo       =
| caption     =
| operator    = [Gassco](/source/Gassco)
| owner       = [Gassled](/source/Gassled)
| technical_service_provider= [Statoil](/source/Statoil)
| length_km   = 660
| discharge   = {{convert|18|e9m3/a|abbr=unit}}
| diameter_in = 40
| direction   = north–south
| start       = [Draupner E riser platform](/source/Draupner_platform), [North Sea](/source/North_Sea)
| finish      = [Emden](/source/Emden), [Germany](/source/Germany)
| est         = 1995
| through     = [North Sea](/source/North_Sea)
| par         =
}}

'''Europipe I''' is a {{convert|670|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} natural gas pipeline from the [North Sea](/source/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](/source/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&nbsp;billion [NOK](/source/Norwegian_krone).

==Route==
The pipeline runs from the [Draupner E riser platform](/source/Draupner_platform) in the [North Sea](/source/North_Sea) to a receiving terminal at [Dornum](/source/Dornum) in [Germany](/source/Germany). At Draupner E, it is connected with [Zeepipe](/source/Zeepipe) and [Statpipe](/source/Statpipe)/[Norpipe](/source/Norpipe) system.  From Dornum a {{convert|48|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} land line runs to the metering station in [Emden](/source/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](/source/Axel_Springer_AG)
 |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](/source/Gassled) partners and operated by [Gassco](/source/Gassco). The technical service provider is [Statoil](/source/Statoil).

==See also==
{{Portal|Germany|Energy}}
* [Europipe II](/source/Europipe_II)
* [MIDAL](/source/MIDAL)
* [Norpipe](/source/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

{{coord missing|Germany}}

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

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