{{Short description |Natural gas pipeline from Norway to Germany}} {{About|the second Europipe|the first Europipe|Europipe I}} {{Use British English|date=October 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox pipeline | name = Europipe II gas pipeline | type = natural gas | photo = EuropipeII.jpg | caption = Europipe II at Kårstø | map = {{maplink |type=line |frame=yes |plain=yes |frame-align=center |zoom=4}} | map_caption = Location of Europipe II gas pipeline | country = Norway, Germany | state = | province = | coordinates = | lat = | long = | direction = north–south | start = Kårstø, Norway | through = North Sea | finish = Dornum, Germany | par = | owner = Gassled | partners = | operator = Gassco | technical_service_provider= Statoil | contractors = | construction= | expected = | est = 1999 | decom = | length_km = 658 | discharge = {{convert|24|e9m3/a|abbr=unit}} | diameter_in = 42 | compressor_stations_no= | compressor_stations= | pumping_stations_no= | pumping_stations= }}
'''Europipe II''' is a natural gas pipeline from the Kårstø processing plant north of Stavanger, Norway, to a receiving terminal at Dornum in Germany. It came on stream on 1 October 1999.<ref name=statoil011099> {{cite press release |title= Europipe II on stream |url= http://www.statoil.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/1999/Pages/EuropipeIIOnStream.aspx |publisher= Statoil |date= 1999-10-01 |accessdate= 2010-01-29 }}</ref>
==Route== Europipe II is a natural gas pipeline from the Kårstø plant north of Stavanger, Norway and runs about {{convert|13|km}} onshore from Kårstø to Vestre Bokn. From there, the {{convert|642|km|adj=on}} offshore pipeline runs through Norwegian, Danish and German sectors of the North Sea. The German onshore section is {{convert|15|km}} long.<ref name=richards> {{cite journal |title= Environmental Impact Assessment. Europipe II in Germany: Onshore Section |url= http://www.statoil.com/en/EnvironmentSociety/Environment/impactassessments/international/Downloads/Environmental%20Impact%20Assessment%20Europipe%20II%20in%20Germany%20-%20Offshore%20and%20Onshore%20Section%20-%20July%201998.pdf |publisher= Statoil |last1= Scuchardt |first1= B. |journal= Bioconsult Schuchardt & Scholle |date= July 1998 |page= 4 |accessdate= 2010-01-29 }}</ref> At Dornum the gas is supplied into the Netra ('''N'''orddeutsche '''E'''rdgas '''Tra'''nsversale) gas pipeline, which runs to Salzwedel in eastern Germany.
==Technical description== The diameter of pipeline is {{convert|42|in|order=flip}} and the capacity is {{convert|24|e9m3|abbr=off}} of natural gas per year.<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> Most of the gas is supplied from Equinor's Åsgard, Sleipner East/West, Gullfaks and Statfjord fields.
The Europipe II pipeline was laid by Semac I, Castoro Sei and Solitaire pipe-laying ships.<ref name=statoil040699>{{cite press release |title= Europipe II fully laid |url= http://www.statoil.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/1999/Pages/EuropipeIIFullyLaid.aspx |publisher= Statoil |date= 1999-06-04 |accessdate= 2010-01-29 |archive-date= 9 June 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110609200432/http://www.statoil.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/1999/Pages/EuropipeIIFullyLaid.aspx |url-status= dead }}</ref> Europipe II was commissioned in 1999 and cost 9.6 billion NOK. The pipeline is operated by Gassco, the technical service provider is Equinor. It was built with an option to branch out to a separate pipeline to Denmark. A pipeline end manifold was installed in April 2022 for the Baltic Pipe to Poland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baltic Pipe Ready to Ship Norwegian Gas to Denmark |url=https://www.oedigital.com/news/496153-baltic-pipe-ready-to-ship-norwegian-gas-to-denmark |website=Offshore Engineer Magazine |language=en |date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Germany|Energy}} * Europipe I * MIDAL
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.gassco.no/en/our-activities/pipelines-and-platforms/europipe-II/ europipe II], Gassco website {{coord missing|Germany}}
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1999 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:1999 establishments in Germany Category:1999 establishments in Norway