Grane Oil Pipeline

The Grane oil pipeline (Grane oljerørledning) is a pipeline system in western Norway. It is 220 km long and runs from Grane oil field to the Sture terminal, located 65 km north of Bergen, Norway. The pipeline operations commenced with start of production in the Grane oil field.

Technical features
The pipeline diameter is 29 in. The capacity of the Grane oil pipeline is 34000 m3/d of oil. The greatest sea depth pipeline passes through is 355 m - 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. The estimated lifetime of the pipeline is expected to be 30 years.

Ownership
The Grane pipeline is operated by Statoil and includes other partners. Total investment at start-up was nearly 1.6 billion NOK's.