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Pipelines in Norway
Norway has 32 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 29th-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 0.7% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 29 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Equinor Energy AS (12), Gassled (7) and Petoro A.S (6) — Equinor Energy AS alone is named on 38% of them. Half of Norway's pipelines in service predate 2003 (median commissioning year of the 29 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Statpipe Gas Pipeline, dating from 1985. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Barents Sea Pipeline, proposed. They account for 9% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Norway.
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Who owns Norway's pipelines
- Equinor Energy AS12 38%
- Gassled7 22%
- Petoro A.S6 19%
- CapeOmega5 16%
- Petoro AS5 16%
- Equinor4 13%
- Gasled3 9%
- Norske ConocoPhillips AS3 9%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1980s2
- 1990s7
- 2000s12
- 2010s8
Median commissioning year 2003 · oldest Statpipe Gas Pipeline (1985) · newest Johan Svedrup Oil Pipeline (2019) · 29 of 32 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Barents Sea Pipeline2024 · proposed
How Norway compares · pipelines by country
- 1. China1,108
- 27. United Kingdom36
- 28. Thailand36
- 29. United Arab Emirates32
- 30. Norway32
- 31. Venezuela32
- 32. Egypt31
- 33. Bulgaria29
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in Norway?
- OverWatts maps 32 pipelines in Norway — 0.7% of the world's mapped total, the 29th-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in Norway?
- Equinor Energy AS is named as owner or operator on the most — 12 of 32 (38%). Next are Gassled (7), Petoro A.S (6) and CapeOmega (5).
- How old are Norway's pipelines?
- The median commissioning year is 2003, across the 29 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Statpipe Gas Pipeline (1985); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new pipelines are being built in Norway?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Barents Sea Pipeline.