Viking Gas Transmission is a
natural gas
Natural gas (also fossil gas, methane gas, and gas) is a naturally occurring compound of gaseous hydrocarbons, primarily methane (95%), small amounts of higher alkanes, and traces of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide and helium ...
pipeline which takes gas from the
TransCanada pipeline
The TransCanada pipeline is a system of natural gas pipelines, up to in diameter, that carries gas through Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. It is maintained by TransCanada PipeLines, LP. It is the longest pipeline in Canad ...
in
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
and brings it to
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
. It is owned by
ONEOK Partners. Its
FERC
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates the interstate transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas and regulates the prices of interstate transpor ...
code is 82.
Viking transmission system (UK)
The Viking transmission system (VTS) also refers to natural gas infrastructure in the UK sector of the southern North Sea. The
Viking gas field is located in Block 49/17 and had recoverable reserves of 79.30 billion cubic metres.
It was developed through two installations Viking A and Viking B. These also received gas from satellite fields. Gas was transmitted from Viking A to the onshore Viking gas terminal via an 87 mile 28-inch diameter pipeline. Gas production started in 1972 and ceased in 2018. The Viking gas terminal was renamed
Theddlethorpe gas terminal
Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal (TGT) is a former gas terminal on the Lincolnshire coast on ''Mablethorpe Road'' at Theddlethorpe St Helen close to Mablethorpe in East Lindsey in England. It is just off the A1031 and next door to a holiday camp and ...
in the late 1980s and was demolished in 2021.
See also
*
List of North American natural gas pipelines
This is a list of pipelines used to transport natural gas.
Africa
* Trans-Saharan gas pipeline (planned)
* West African Gas Pipeline
* Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System
Asia
* Altai gas pipeline (planned)
* Arab Gas Pipeline
* Pak Arab Pipel ...
References
External links
Pipeline Electronic Bulletin Board
Natural gas pipelines in the United States
Natural gas pipelines in Minnesota
Natural gas pipelines in Wisconsin
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