Interconnector (North Sea)

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Interconnector
Location of Interconnector
Location
Country	United Kingdom. Belgium
From	Bacton Gas Terminal
Passes through	North Sea
To	Zeebrugge
General information
Type	natural gas
Partners	Fluxys, Snam
Operator	Interconnector (UK) Limited
Construction started	1996
Commissioned	1998
Technical information
Length	235 km (146 mi)
Maximum discharge	25.5 billion cubic metres a year
Diameter	1,016 mm (40 in)

The Interconnector is a natural gas pipeline between the United Kingdom and continental Europe. It crosses the North Sea between Bacton Gas Terminal in England and Zeebrugge in Belgium. Construction of the pipeline was completed in 1998.

It provides bi-directional transport capability to facilitate energy trading in both the UK and continental European gas markets. Gas export from the UK is termed "forward flow" and gas import to the UK is termed "reverse flow". The UK export capacity of the Interconnector is 25.5 billion cubic metres per year.^[1]