NOGAT is a natural gas pipeline system, which connects Dutch continental shelf

Continental shelf

The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain. Much of the shelf was exposed during glacial periods, but is now submerged under relatively shallow seas and gulfs, and was similarly submerged during other interglacial periods. The continental margin,...

 with an onshore gas plant and terminal at Den Helder

Den Helder

Den Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula...

, the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. The system is operational since 1992. The Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 continental shelf pipeline system is connected to the NOGAT through the Tyra West – F3 pipeline and the German continental shelf pipeline system is connected to the NOGAT through A6-F3 pipeline.

NOGAT is owned by NOGAT BV, in which the 45% interest is hold by Energie Beheer Nederland

Energie Beheer Nederland

Energie Beheer Nederland B.V. is a natural gas exploration, production, transportation and sale company owned by the Dutch Government. It has also an interest in the gas sales company GasTerra. EBN is involved in the development of the Bergermeer gas storage project. It investigates also the...

 B.V. (EBN), a Dutch state-owned company, 30% is owned by GDF Suez

GDF Suez

GDF Suez S.A. is a French multinational energy company which operates in the fields of electricity generation and distribution, natural gas and renewable energy. The world's largest utility after taking control of Britain's International Power, the company was initially formed by the merger of Gaz...

, 23% by Total S.A.

Total S.A.

Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...

 and 1.8% by Venture Production

Venture Production

Venture Production ltd was a leading British-based oil and gas exploration and production business. Its activities were focused on the North Sea...

. The pipeline was originally operated by De Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV (NAM), but after acquiring the NAM's stake in the pipeline, GDF Suez took over the operator's function.