The Franpipe is a long natural gas pipeline from the Draupner E riser in the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Se ...

to the receiving terminal at Port Ouest in

Dunkirk Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Dunkèke''; ; or ) is a major port city in the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), Nord in northern France. It lies from the Belgium, Belgian border. It has the third-larg ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. The gas transported to France originates mainly from Sleipner East and Troll Vest gas fields. The pipeline was officially inaugurated on 9 October 1998. The diameter of pipeline is and the capacity is 19.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. It cost 10.6 billion NOK. The pipeline is owned by Gassled partners and operated by Gassco. The technical service provider is Statoil. The Dunkirk receiving terminal is owned by the Gassled partners (65%) and GDF Suez (35%). The

terminal is operated by Gassco from Gassco's Zeebrugge control center.

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{{Portal, France, Energy
Franpipe (Gassco website)
Energy infrastructure completed in 1998 North Sea energy Natural gas pipelines in Norway Natural gas pipelines in France France–Norway relations Pipelines under the North Sea 1998 establishments in Norway 1998 establishments in France