[1][a] It is located in the Norwegian North Sea block 16/11 160 km (99 mi) offshore from Norway.
Draupner E is the first major oil platform using jacket-type construction supported on a bucket foundation and suction anchors.
It connects the Statpipe lines from Heimdal and Kårstø for onward transmission to the Ekofisk oil field.
Europipe I, Franpipe and Zeepipe II B are connected to the Draupner E, while Statpipe and Zeepipe I are connected to the Draupner S.[4] The platform was built with an extensive array of instruments to monitor wave height, slope, acceleration and movement of the pillars and foundations.
[3][2] This wave provided additional scientific evidence for the existence of rogue waves to a previous observation done on the Gorm Platform in the Danish sector in 1984.