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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9518

9 October 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Norway's new Ormen Lange gas field to increase gas supplies to EU

Brussels, 08/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Saturday 6 October, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs welcomed the inauguration of a new natural gas field, Ormen Lange, which will enable Norway to increase its gas exports to the EU. When fully up and running, the Ormen Lange offshore gas field will meet 20% of the UK's gas needs via the Langeled pipeline, for 30 to 40 years. Due to tight environmental controls, it will take ten years to get the gas field up and running, at a cost of €6.3...

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