Norway: 2011 LNG Exports Up

Norway exported 3,079,315 mt of LNG in 2011, according to the trade statistics.

LNG exports in January-November period rose 22.4 percent, compared with last year, when the country exported 2,515,333 mt of LNG.

Norway exports liquefied natural gas through Hammerfest LNG terminal, located on the island Melkøya.

The Hammerfest LNG terminal has a design capacity of 4.2 million tonnes per annum.

Commissioned in 2007, it processes gas transported through 143-km pipeline from the subsea facilities on the Snøhvit and Albatross fields, which comprise the first offshore developments in the Barents Sea.

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LNG World News Staff, January 19, 2012; Image: Statoil