Easington to Ganstead Pipeline Project

Introduction

National Grid needs to expand its network of high-pressure natural gas pipelines through Lancashire and North Yorkshire.

The new pipeline will be one of four which will be linked to carry gas from a new import terminal at Easington, north of the Humber, across to the North West.

The first of these sections, Ganstead to Asselby, was completed in mid 2006.  Construction of the Pannal to Nether Kellet section took place during 2007. The final two stages, Easington to Ganstead and Asselby to Pannal, will take place in 2008. 

The Easington to Ganstead pipeline will be 1,220mm (48") in diameter and will run for 32km , from Easington on the east coast to Ganstead in East Yorkshire. Construction will begin in spring 2008 and will take approximately six months to complete.

The project



Building a gas transmission pipeline is a large engineering project.

Each section of the pipeline route underwent a rigorous process of consultation and environmental appraisal before consent to construct was granted by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (now the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform). 

The new pipeline has been designed and is being built to the same high standards of safety and security as the other 7,383km of high pressure gas transmission pipelines already in operation across the UK.

It will be buried underground throughout its length, allowing us to reinstate the land to its original condition when work is complete.