Norway: Feb LNG Exports Up YoY

Norway exported 323,617 mt of LNG in February, according to the trade statistics.

LNG exports in February rose 24.9%, compared with last year, when the country exported 259,175 mt of LNG.

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

The Hammerfest LNG terminal, operated by Statoil, has a design capacity of 4.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).

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, March 16, 2012; Image: Statoil