Tyra West – F3 pipeline is a natural gas submarine pipeline connecting
Danish and
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
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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
(), usually known simply as Maersk ( ), is a Danish Freight transport, shipping and logistics company founded in 1904 by Arnold Peter Møller and his father Peter Mærsk Møller.
Maersk's business activities include Port operator, port operat ...
-operated
Tyra West platform on the Danish continental shelf to the F3 – FB platform on the Dutch continental shelf. From the F3 – FB platform, gas is fed through the
NOGAT pipeline system 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
Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company, headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New ...
(23%),
TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas explorati ...
(19.5%),
Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation predominantly specializing in oil and gas. The second-largest direct descendant of Standard Oil, and originally known as the Standard Oil Company of California (shortened t ...
(7.5%) and
Energinet
Energinet is the Danish national transmission system operator for electricity and natural gas. It is an independent public enterprise owned by the Danish state under the Ministry of Climate and Energy. Energinet has some 1150 employees, ...
(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