First tanker arrives after 20-month standstill at Norwegian LNG plant
The LNG tanker "Arctic Voyager" arrived in Hammerfest, Norway, on 9 May before the liquefaction plant is due to resume LNG production the following week. Europe's only large natural gas liquefaction plant (LNG) on the island of Melkoeya off the Arctic city of Hammerfest is due to resume production on 17 May after a 20-month shutdown, according to operator Equinor. The plant, which can process 18 million cubic metres of gas per day, has been out of operation since September 2020 after a fire raised concerns about safety guidelines. Melkoeya produces gas from the Snoehvit offshore field in the Barents Sea, 160 kilometres (100 miles) away. The field had to...
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