OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's Equinor restarted its Hammerfest LNG terminal on Sunday, Europe's largest natural gas export facility, after more than three months of maintenance, a company spokesperson said
Equinor's Hammerfest LNG Terminal Resumes Operations After Maintenance
Restart of Hammerfest LNG Terminal
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's Equinor restarted its Hammerfest LNG terminal on Sunday, Europe's largest natural gas export facility, after more than three months of maintenance, a company spokesperson said on Monday.
Maintenance Duration and Delays
The Hammerfest plant in Arctic Norway, also known as Melkoeya LNG, had been offline since April 22.
Capacity and Supply Impact
The facility had initially been scheduled to return to operation on July 19, but this was later postponed twice.
Gas Source and Ownership
Melkoeya LNG has the capacity to deliver about 6.5 billion cubic metres of gas per year, enough to supply about 6.5 million European homes per day, and accounts for roughly 5% of all Norwegian gas exports.
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.
(Reporting by Nora Buli, editing by Terje Solsvik)
