Oseberg Transport System

Oseberg Transport System (OTS)
Oseberg Transport System (OTS)
Location
Country	Norway
General direction	west-east
From	Oseberg
To	Sture terminal
General information
Type	oil
Operator	Norsk Hydro
Commissioned	1988
Technical information
Length	115 km (71 mi)
Maximum discharge	765,000 barrels per day (121,600 m3/d)

Oseberg Transport System (OTS) (Norwegian: Oseberg Transport System, OTS) is a pipeline system in western Norway. It is 115 km (71 mi) long and runs from Oseberg, Veslefrikk, Brage, Frøy and Lille-Frigg to Sture terminal, located 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Bergen, Norway on Alvøy island.^[1]^[2] The operation of the pipeline was commenced in 1988.^[3] Total investment in the pipeline construction was about 9.8 billion NOK.^[4]

Technical features

The pipeline is placed in a tunnel close to the coast line. The tunnel is 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) long and its opening is at depth of 80 metres (260 ft).^[2] The pipeline diameter is 28 inches (710 mm). The capacity of OTS is 765,000 barrels per day (121,600 m³/d).^[3] Operating life is expected to be nearly 40 years^[4]

Ownership

The OTS is operated by Statoil and includes other licensees ^[5]

Company	Share
Petoro AS	48.38%^[4]
Norsk Hydro	22.24%
Statoil ASA	14.0%
TOTAL E&P NORGE AS^[6]	8.65%
Mobil Development Norway	4.33%
Norske Conoco A/S	2.4%

References

^ Statoil. Oseberg area
^ ^a ^b Johansen, John; Mathiesen, C.F. (2000). Modern Trends in Tunnelling and Blast Design. A.A. Balkema Publishers. p. 100. ISBN 90-5809-311-5.
^ ^a ^b Subsea Oil and Gas Directory
^ ^a ^b ^c "Oseberg Transport System (OTS)". Scandinavian Oil and Gas Magazine. 2007-07-29. Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
^ Statoil. "Statoil - Monitoring pipelines".
^ "TotalFinaElf factbook 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2009-12-01.

External links

[1] Statoil. Oseberg area

[OTS-2] Johansen, John; Mathiesen, C.F. (2000). Modern Trends in Tunnelling and Blast Design. A.A. Balkema Publishers. p. 100. ISBN 90-5809-311-5.

[Subsea-3] Subsea Oil and Gas Directory

[Scandoil-4] "Oseberg Transport System (OTS)". Scandinavian Oil and Gas Magazine. 2007-07-29. Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2009-12-01.

[5] Statoil. "Statoil - Monitoring pipelines".

[6] "TotalFinaElf factbook 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2009-12-01.

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Oseberg Transport System

Technical features

Ownership

See also

References

External links

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