During a recent visit to Norway, members of the organization were given a unique insight into the operations of GASSCO, a company formed in 2001 to manage the commercial transport of natural gas from North Sea platforms to Europe. The gas travels through a complex network of 7,928 kilometers of mostly underwater pipelines to two processing plants in Norway, where it is blended according to customer specifications before being delivered to terminals in the UK, Germany, France, and Belgium. The visit included a tour of the control room, where three operators oversee the