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641:Utilities
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784:Subsea
781:Joanne
751:354 km
731:Length
484:119 km
481:231 km
473:235 km
470:123 km
424:Statoil
409:England
391:, Hod,
389:Valhall
377:Germany
371:to the
365:Ekofisk
354:Norpipe
257:Equinor
247:Gassled
186:Germany
178:Country
111:Equinor
34:Country
1464:
1432:
1354:repsol
1079:Gassco
1009:20 km
1006:Clyde
986:Clyde
980:Orion
960:Clyde
909:12 km
850:44 km
722:Field
543:Drive
401:Fulmar
328:Length
299:Gassco
261:Petoro
182:Norway
148:Length
38:Norway
1397:(PDF)
1390:(PDF)
1350:(PDF)
1197:(PDF)
1147:MIDAL
1086:Reint
1067:Emden
1015:2017
995:1999
975:1986
955:1992
935:2011
915:1975
875:2018
870:7 km
856:2016
836:2002
827:Judy
821:Jade
816:2013
807:Judy
796:2002
787:Judy
776:1997
762:Judy
757:1975
702:2010
699:2010
691:2009
688:2009
680:1994
677:1994
669:1983
666:1983
658:1977
609:Crew
565:Pump
554:Fuel
538:1975
527:1974
524:1974
495:81 m
492:85 m
285:Total
243:Owner
224:Emden
1503:2009
1475:2009
1462:ISBN
1441:2009
1430:ISSN
1405:2009
1361:2020
1333:2020
1308:2020
1282:2020
1256:2020
1230:2009
1208:2010
1177:2009
900:Auk
625:Yes
622:Yes
593:Yes
590:Yes
432:SDFI
393:Gyda
318:1977
235:Type
200:From
138:1975
119:SDFI
91:Type
56:From
1586:Eni
1069:in
992:10
972:16
952:16
892:24
853:10
833:16
813:16
773:24
754:34
612:10
407:in
397:Ula
269:Eni
115:Eni
94:oil
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