Grane Oil Pipeline

The Grane oil pipeline (Norwegian: Grane oljerørledning) is a pipeline system in western Norway. It is 220 kilometres (140 mi) long and runs from Grane oil field to the Sture terminal, located 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Bergen, Norway. The pipeline operations commenced with start of production in the Grane oil field.^[1]

Grane oil pipeline
Location
Country	Norway
Coordinates	60°37′16″N 4°51′09″E
General direction	south-southeast
From	Grane oil field
To	Sture terminal
General information
Type	oil
Operator	Statoil
Commissioned	2003
Technical information
Length	220 km (140 mi)
Maximum discharge	0.265 million barrels per day (~1.32×10^7 t/a)
Diameter	29 in (737 mm)

Technical features

The pipeline diameter is 29 inches (740 mm). The capacity of the Grane oil pipeline is 34,000 cubic metres per day (1,200,000 cu ft/d) of oil.^[2] The greatest sea depth pipeline passes through is 355 metres (1,165 ft) - through the Norwegian Trench. Over 110,000 tonnes of rock and gravel were used on the seabed to establish the correct foundation for the pipeline.^[3] The estimated lifetime of the pipeline is expected to be 30 years.^[1]

Ownership

The Grane pipeline is operated by Statoil and includes other partners.

Company	Share
Petoro AS	48.60%
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS	25.60%
Statoil	24.40%
Norske Conoco AS	2.4%

Total investment at start-up was nearly 1.6 billion NOK's.^[1]

See also

• Norway portal
• Energy portal

• Oseberg oil field
• Grane oil field
• Sture terminal
• North Sea oil