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The Statpipe pipeline is a natural gas system, which links northern North Sea gas fields with Norway's gas export system. It transports gas from Statfjord, Gullfaks, Heimdal, Veslefrikk, Snorre, Brage and Tordis gas fields.
The Draupner S riser platform was installed in 1984 as part of the Statpipe system. In 1998, the Statpipe was connected directly with the Norpipe. On 1 January 2003, the Statpipe was merged into Gassled partnership and Gassco became the operator of the pipeline.
The first leg of the dry gas pipeline runs from Kårstø to the Draupner S riser platform in the North Sea. The length of this line is . The internal diameter of the pipe is and capacity is 7.6 bcm of natural gas per year. The second leg runs for from the Heimdal platform in the North Sea to Draupner S. The diameter of this pipe is and capacity 11 bcm per year. The Draupner S riser platform ties the Statpipe lines from Heimdal and Kårstø together for onward transmission to Ekofisk. The internal diameter of this section is , and it runs for further south, where a bypass around Ekofisk complex takes the Statpipe directly into Norpipe.
In summary the pipelines' details are as follows.
| +Statpipe pipelines !Start !Terminal !Length, km !Diameter, inches | |||
| Statfjord | Kalstoe | 286 | 30 |
| Kalstoe | 16/11S | 208 | 28 |
| 16/11S | 2/4S | 191 | 36 |
| Heimdal | 16/11S | 155 | 36 |
| Kalstoe | Kaarstoe | 2 × 20 | 28/30 |
| +Statpipe riser platforms !Platform !Draupner S (16/11S) !2/4S | ||
| Coordinates | 58°11′19.60″N 2°28′21.6″E | |
| Type | Steel jacket | Steel jacket |
| Function | Riser | Riser |
| Water depth, m | 70 | 70 |
| Design and engineering | John Brown Offshore | John Brown Offshore |
| Jacket fabrication | Aker Trondelag, Verdal | Highlands Fabricators, Nigg |
| Deck fabrication | Aker Verdal/Stord Verft | Haugesund Mek Verksted |
| Jacket weight, tonnes | 16,500 | 16,500 |
| Legs | 4 | 4 |
| Piles | 16 | 16 |
| Topsides weight, tonnes | 7,670 | 6,000 |
| Accommodation | 48 | Bridge link to Ekofisk centre |
| Installation jacket | Summer 1983 | Summer 1983 |
| Installation topsides | Summer 1984 | Summer 1984 |
| Production start | January 1986 | January 1986 |
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