Equinor restarts Hammerfest LNG output after outage
Norway's Equinor is restarting its Hammerfest LNG plant following an unscheduled production outage and expects to begin filling its tanks with liquefied natural gas(LNG) on Tuesday afternoon local time, a spokesperson said.
Europe's largest export terminal for LNG shut down on Saturday due an overheating electrical transformer, the company has said. The facility, also known as Melkoeya LNG, accounts for roughly 5% of all Norwegian gas exports.
The plant, which on August 4 ended a 15-week maintenance outage (learn more), has the capacity to deliver around 6.5 Bm3y of gas, enough to supply around 6.5 MM European homes per day.
The plant at Melkoeya island receives gas from the Snoehvit field in the Barents Sea, some 143 km (89 miles) offshore. Its owners are Equinor, Petoro, TotalEnergies, Vaar Energi and Harbour Energy.
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