EMODnet Human Activities, Pipelines
Short description
The dataset on offshore pipelines in the European waters was created in 2017 by Cogea for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It is the result of the aggregation and harmonization of datasets provided by several several EU and non-EU sources. It is updated every year, and is available for viewing and download on the EMODnet web portal (Human Activities, https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities). The dataset contains lines representing the actual routes of offshore pipelines (where available) in the following countries: Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain (Andalucía), Sweden and United Kingdom. Each line has the following harmonized attributes (where available): code, name, status (abandoned, active, application submitted, not in use, planned, pre-commissioning, proposed, under construction), medium (air, chemical glycol, chemical methanol, chemical n/a, condensate, control, cooling water, gas, geothermal heating, hydraulic, mixed hydrocarbons, oil, other fluid, sewage, water), operator, size (inches), length (metres), year, from and to locality or facility, country code, country name and notes. Compared with the previous version, this new version includes updated data from German BSH-CONTIS source.
Point of contact
Cogea srl
luigi.falco@bip-group.com
Resource constraints
Re-use of content for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the sources (both EMODnet - Human Activities, and primary sources) are acknowledged. EMODnet - Human Activities accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the re-use of content accessible on its website.
Spatial extent
['-10.58', '34.59', '34.56', '70.09']
Type
dataset
Metadata information
Identifier
Keywords
Utility and governmental services ; GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ;

Pipe ; Transport Network ; Transport Object ; INSPIRE - Feature Concept Dictionary, version 3 ;

EFFECTS, IMPACTS ; TRAFFIC, TRANSPORTATION ; GEMET - Groups, version 2.4 ;

energy ; GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 ;

Pipelines ; SeaDataNet Parameter Disciplines ;

Resource provider(s)
Cogea srl
luigi.falco@bip-group.com

Nord Stream 2
Irina.Popova@nord-stream2.com

HELCOM
helcom.data@helcom.fi

Ireland - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment - Petroleum Affairs Division
PADadmin@dcenr.gov.ie

Croatia - Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency
tatjana.durn@azu.hr

Germany - Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
contis@bsh.de

Spain - Instituto de Estadística y Cartografía de Andalucía
cartografia@juntadeandalucia.es

Norway - Oljedirektoratet
FactWeb@npd.no

Netherlands - Rijkswaterstaat
ad.meinster@tno.nl

United Kingdom - Oil and Gas Authority
oga.correspondence@ogauthority.co.uk

Lineage
Data were retrieved from different sources. Validation and quality assurance remain up to primary data sources, while harmonization is carried out by Cogea. For further information on validation and quality assurance, it is suggested that primary data sources are contacted. Generally speaking, data are to be considered very reliable, because they come from national sources officially in charge for their collection. When a pipeline has multiple sources (e.g the pipeline crosses more countries seas), it may appear as two or more different lines which do not perfectly overlap and have different attributes. This is because it is not possible to harmonize the geometric component of the data, as each source reports a slightly different pipeline's path and there is no way to know which one is more accurate.