Grane Oil Pipeline


Grane oil pipeline is a pipeline system in western Norway. It is long and runs from Grane oil field to Sture terminal, located north of Bergen, Norway. The pipeline operations commenced with start of production in the Grane oil field.

Technical features

The pipeline diameter is. Capacity of Grane oil pipeline is of oil. The greatest sea depth pipeline passes through is - through the Norwegian Trench. Over 110,000 tonnes of rock and gravel was used on the seabed to establish the correct foundation for the pipeline.
The estimated lifetime of the pipeline is expected to be 30 years.

Ownership

The Grane pipeline is operated by Statoil and includes other partners.
CompanyShare
Petoro AS48.60%
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS25.60%
Statoil24.40%
Norske Conoco AS2.4%

Total investment at start-up was nearly 1.6 billion NOK's.