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Upstream pipeline network Access regime

MPE – ESA 8 January 2009

Olje- og energidepartementet www.oed.dep.no

Agenda

• Brief overview of upstream gas sector
• Gassco presents booking regime
• Prepared questions from ESA

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The Norwegian Gas Sector

• Around 40 producing fields
• both oil and gas
• Almost 8 000 km of large, offshore,

high pressure gas pipelines Landing points in 4 countries

• 99 % of gas production is exported

86 BCM in 2007

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Gas exports

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

BCM

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Organization of the Gas Sector

• Companies individually produce,

transport and market their gas

• Gas export pipelines organized in
• ne Joint Venture with producers

as owners (Gassled JV)

• Independent pipeline operator
• Gassco
• Regulated access regime

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Access regime

• 1 January 2003

– establishment of Gassled – stipulated tariffs

• Several pipelines merged into one
• wnership – Gassled
• Commercial negotiations
• Stipulated tariffs and new booking

regime applies to all transportation in Gassled from 1 January 2003

• Regulations stipulates specific

tariffs for some volumes