Other places · North East England
Central Area Transmission System
In or near South Bank.
Central Area Transmission System in England North East, United Kingdom.
Trevor Littlewood — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- South Bank · 2.9 km
About
Central Area Transmission System is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Central Area Transmission System (known as CATS) is a natural gas transportation and processing system that transports natural gas through a 404 kilometre pipeline from the Central North Sea to a reception and processing terminal at Teesside in the North East of England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Plans for the site began from the discovery of BP's Lomond field in May 1972. In addition, other fields were discovered in the Central Graben Area of the North Sea. The CATS pipeline was completed in 1993, receiving gas from two of Amoco's fields: Together with the development of the Everest and Lomond fields, the project, which included the construction of an offshore riser platform and pipeline, was one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken in the UK, second only to the Channel Tunnel at that time. Due to increased demand within the Central North Sea, the decision was taken to provide a processing service to future users of the CATS pipeline, enabling delivery of their gas…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6103, -1.1781
- District
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Parish
- Billingham
- Postcode
- TS2 1UB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stockton North
- Nearest railway station
- South Bank — 2.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5060341 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Central Area Transmission System (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Central Area Transmission System?
- Central Area Transmission System is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS2 1UB), in the parish of Billingham.
- What is Central Area Transmission System?
- Central Area Transmission System in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Central Area Transmission System?
- The nearest railway station is South Bank, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS2 1UB.
- Who owns Central Area Transmission System?
- Central Area Transmission System is owned by Kellas Midstream Limited.
- Is Central Area Transmission System a protected site?
- Yes — Central Area Transmission System is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Central Area Transmission System?
- The nearest railway station is South Bank, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS2 1UB.