Norway's gas pipelines currently total 7800 kilometres. Since 2003, all gas pipelines with third party customers have been unitised into a single joint venture, Gassled, with regulated third party access. The Gassled system is operated by the independent system operator, Gassco AS, a company wholly owned by the Norwegian State. In 2008, the Gassled system transported 94.6 bcm (3.3 tcf) of gas to Europe.

The Gassled system was expanded in 2006 by the Langeled pipeline from Nyhamna to Easington. The Tampen Link pipeline from the Statfjord platform to the British Flags pipeline system was included in 2007. In 2009, the Gassled system has been further expanded through the merger of the Kvitebjørn gas pipeline, Norne Gas Transportation System and the Etanor ethane fractionation system at Kårstø. When new gas infrastructure facilities are merged into Gassled, the ownership shares are adjusted in relation to the relative value of the assets and each owner's relative interests.

From 1 January 2011, the Gassled ownership interests are planned to be adjusted due to an agreed increased ownership interest for Petoro. Similar adjustments of the ownership interest in Zeepipe Terminal JV and Dunkerque Terminal DA are expected to be made. In addition, StatoilHydro's future ownership interest in Gassled may change as a result of the inclusion of new infrastructure, or if Gassled makes investments without participation from its owners in proportion to their ownership interests in Gassled.

StatoilHydro acts as technical service provider (TSP) for Gassco for the Kårstø and Kollsnes processing terminals as well as for most of the pipeline infrastructure system.

As an integrated pipeline network with high flexibility and regularity, we believe that the Norwegian gas pipeline system is an essential facility that ensures reliable supplies of natural gas to Europe.

The tables below show facts concerning the NCS gas pipelines, including transportation routes and daily capacities, and our ownership in Gassled and other terminals.

Gas pipelines included in Gassled	Start up date	Product	Start point	End point	Transport capacity(1) mmcm/day	StatoilHydro share in %
Zeepipe
Zeepipe 1	1993	Dry gas	Sleipner riser platform	Zeebrugge	40.9	See Ownership structure Gassled
Zeepipe 2A	1996	Dry gas	Kollsnes	Sleipner riser platform	72
Zeepipe 2B	1997	Dry gas	Kollsnes	Draupner E	71
Europipe 1	1995	Dry gas	Draupner E	Dornum/Emden	44.5
Franpipe	1998	Dry gas	Draupner E	Dunkerque	52.4
Europipe II	1999	Dry gas	Kårstø	Dornum	64.6
Norpipe AS	1977	Dry gas	Norpipe Y (Ekofisk Area)	Emden	43.1
Åsgard Transport	2000	Rich gas	Åsgard	Kårstø	70.4
Statpipe
Zone 1	1985	Rich gas	Statfjord	Kårstø	26.8
Zone 4A	1985	Dry gas	Heimdal	Draupner S	33.3
			Kårstø	Draupner S	20.1
Zone 4B	1985	Dry gas	Draupner S	Norpipe Y (Ekofisk Area)	30
Oseberg Gas Transport	2000	Dry gas	Oseberg	Heimdal	39.9
Vesterled (Frigg transport)	2001	Dry gas	Heimdal	St. Fergus	36
Langeled North	2007	Dry gas	Nyhamna	Sleipner Riser	Approx. 70.0
Langeled South	2006	Dry gas	Sleipner	Easington	68
Tampen Link	2007	Rich gas	Statfjord	FLAGS	26.5(2)
Norne Gas Transportation System (3)	2001	Rich gas	Norne field	Åsgard Transport	11
Kvitebjørn gas pipeline (4)	2004	Rich gas	Kvitebjørn	Kollsnes	25.4
1) We use committable capacity as a measurement for transport capacity. Committable capacity is defined as the capacity available for stable deliveries. 2) 26.5 mmcm/d is the maximal committable capacity. 3) To be included in Gassled from 1 January 2009. 4) To be included in Gassled when operational after the pipeline repair in 2009.

Gas pipelines not included in Gassled	Start-up date	Product	Start point	End point	Transport capacity mmcm/day	StatoilHydro share in %
Haltenpipe	1996	Rich gas	Heidrun field	Tjeldbergodden/ Åsgard Transport	7.1	19.06
Heidrun gas export	2001	Rich gas	Heidrun	Åsgard Transport	10.9	12.41

Terminal facilities included in Gassled	Startup date	Product	Location
Zeepipe JV
Europipe receiving facilities	1995	Dry gas	Dornum, Germany
Europipe metering station	1995	Dry gas	Emden, Germany
Norsea Gas AS	1977	Dry gas	Gas Terminal, Emden, Germany
Statpipe JV (Kårstø gas treatment plant)	1985	Dry gas/NGL	Kårstø, Norway
Easington Receiving Facilities	2006	Dry gas	Easington, UK
Vesterled JV (Frigg terminal)	1978	Dry gas	St. Fergus, Scotland
Kollsnes Gas Plant	1996	Dry gas/NGL	Kollsnes, Øygarden Norway
Etanor DA 1)	2000	Ethane	Kårstø, Norway
1) Etanor DA facilities was transferred to Gassled 01.01.2003 whilst the right to the tariff income will be transferred from the Etanor DA owners to Gassled as of 01.01.2009

Terminals not included in Gassled	Startup date	Product	Location
Zeepipe terminal JV (1)	1993	Dry gas	Zeebrugge, Belgium
Dunkerque terminal DA (2)	1998	Dry gas	Dunkerque, France
(1) Gassled owners hold 49 per cent interest in the terminal. (2) Gassled owners hold 65 per cent interest in the terminal.

Ownership structure Gassled	Period 2007-2008 (2)	Period 2009-2010 (3)	Period 2011-2028
Petoro AS(1)	37.89%	38.46%	46.51%
StatoilHydro ASA	32.06%	32.10%	28.32%
ExxonMobil	9.66%	9.43%	8.03%
Total	8.00%	7.78%	6.04%
Shell	5.33%	5.32%	4.92%
Norsea Gas AS	2.81%	2.73%	2.25%
ConocoPhillips	2.02%	2.00%	1.67%
Eni	1.56%	1.53%	1.27%
Dong	0.68%	0.66%	1.00%
StatoilHydro interest including 28.58% of Norsea Gas AS	32.86%	32.88%	28.96%
(1) Petoro holds the participating interest on behalf of the SDFI. (2) Change effective date 2007 is 1 September 2007. (3) Change effective date 2009 is 1 January 2009. The changes are due to inclusion of the pipelines Norne Gas Transportation System, Kvitebjørn Gas Pipeline and the right to the Etanor tariff income respectively.