Gassled is a partnership to own the offshore natural gas transportation infrastructure on behalf of oil and gas companies operating at Norwegian continental shelf of North Sea. Gassled was created on 20 December 2002 and it became operational on 1 January 2003.[1] Gassled partners are Statoil, Petoro, ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, Eni Norge, ExxonMobil E&P Norway, Mobil Development Norway, Norsea Gas, Norske Shell Pipelines, Total E&P Norge and Dong E&P Norge.[1] Though Gassled has a board, it has no employees or operations. Its pipelines are operated by Gassco.

Originally, Gassled owned Aasgard Transport, Statpipe, Europipe II, Zeepipe, Franpipe, Oseberg Gas Transport, Vesterled and Norpipe, as also the gas treatment complex at Kårstø, and three receiving terminals at Emden in Germany and one at St Fergus in the United Kingdom.[1] Later, also ownership of the receiving terminals at Zeebrugge in Belgium and Dunkerque in France, Europipe I, Kvitebjoern pipeline, Norne Gas Transport System, Langeled pipeline and terminal, and Kollsnes gas processing plant were merged into Gassled.[1][2][3][4]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "GasLed leads way". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2002-12-20. (subscription required). http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article38491.ece. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  2. "Gassco set to take Kvitebjorn pipe helm". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2008-12-19. (subscription required). http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article168606.ece. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  3. "Aker Solutions picks up Kollsnes job". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2009-02-26. (subscription required). http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article172943.ece. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  4. "Statoil takes Langeled reins". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2006-09-06. (subscription required). http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article118626.ece. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

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