Tyra West – F3 pipeline is a long natural gas submarine pipeline connecting
Danish and
Dutch continental shelf pipeline systems. It facilitates the export of Danish gas into North West Europe. The pipeline, which cost over US$200 million, runs from the
Maersk-operated
Tyra West
Tyra Field is the largest gas condensate field in the Danish Sector of the North Sea. It was discovered in 1968 and production started in 1984.
The field is owned by Dansk Undergrunds Consortium, a partnership between Total, Noreco and Nordsof ...
platform on the Danish continental shelf to the F3 – FB platform on the Dutch continental shelf. From F3 – FB platform, gas is fed through the
NOGAT pipeline system
NOGAT (''Northern Offshore Gas Transport'') is a natural gas pipeline system which connects Dutch continental shelf with an onshore gas plant and terminal at Den Helder, the Netherlands. The system has been operational since 1992. The Danish contin ...
to the Netherlands natural gas hub in
Den Helder
Den Helder () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula. It is home to the country's main naval base.
From here the Royal TESO fe ...
.
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]
The pipeline is operated by Maersk Oil & Gas and owned by
Royal Dutch Shell (23%),
TotalEnergies (19.5%),
Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation. The second-largest direct descendant of Standard Oil, and originally known as the Standard Oil Company of California (shortened to Socal or CalSo), it is headquartered in S ...
(7.5%) and
Energinet (50%). The pipeline has a capacity of of natural gas per year. It is operated by Maersk Oil.
[
] The pipeline gives each owner divided rights to transport gas from Denmark for subsequent sale at
Den Helder
Den Helder () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula. It is home to the country's main naval base.
From here the Royal TESO fe ...
.
References
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Energy infrastructure completed in 2004
North Sea energy
Natural gas pipelines in Denmark
Natural gas pipelines in the Netherlands
Shell plc
Chevron Corporation
Maersk Oil
Denmark–Netherlands relations