ENGLISH - Gassco

Accepting responsibility,
delivering as agreed
We at Gassco take responsibility for transporting gas safely and efficiently from the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Our aim is
to be a leading gas transporter in Europe. We will ensure reliable deliveries 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year, with the aid of our
control room in Karmøy local authority north of Stavanger.
Our offices at Bygnes.
European demand for Norwegian gas is steadily rising. Norway ranks as the world’s third largest
exporter of pipeline gas, and currently supplies more than 15 per cent of all natural gas consumed in
OECD Europe. This proportion is likely to increase over the next few years.
Norway’s ability to deliver gas is significant for the daily lives of millions of people. Its reputation as a
reliable supplier would be threatened if these deliveries failed to arrive.
Even minor shutdowns on the NCS affect a Europe increasingly dependent on gas imports. So high
regularity is essential for maintaining the position of Norwegian gas in a growth market. Ensuring that
the companies which export this commodity and their European customers view the transport system
as reliable is commercially critical for us at Gassco. That puts reliability at the core of our business.
Transport network. Capacity in the integrated transport system, which comprises pipelines, processing
facilities, platforms and receiving terminals in continental Europe and the UK, has increased in recent
years. It will be up to 350 million standard cubic metres (scm) of gas per day by 31 December 2007.
The latest delivery record was set on 11 December 2006, when more than 300 million scm of gas was
produced and delivered from the NCS in the course of a single day.