The Fulmar Gas Line is a

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pipeline which transports natural gas from the central

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. Originally, the pipeline carried natural gas from

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and Clyde fields. Later also other fields in the Central North Sea, such as Kittiwake, Gannet, Nelson, Anasuria, Curlew, and Triton were connected to the pipeline. The length of the pipeline is and diameter is . It has capacity of wet natural gas per year. The pipeline commenced operation in May 1986. It is owned and operated by Shell U.K. Limited and Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited.

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