It is 220 kilometres (140 mi) long and runs from Grane oil field to the Sture terminal, located 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Bergen, Norway.
The pipeline operations commenced with start of production in the Grane oil field.
[2] The greatest sea depth pipeline passes through is 355 metres (1,165 ft) - through the Norwegian Trench.
Over 110,000 tonnes of rock and gravel were used on the seabed to establish the correct foundation for the pipeline.
[1] The Grane pipeline is operated by Statoil and includes other partners.