EXPLORATION

Hammerfest LNG restart delayed by six months

THE fire that shutdown Equinor’s huge Hammerfest LNG plant has been blamed on dead insects in an air filter and heating from anti-icing panels by the regulator while the damage it did has pushed the start up date back by another six months. 

Hammerfest LNG

Hammerfest LNG

"We have worked systematically on getting an overview of the damages and scope of work to bring the plant's technical condition back to the required standard. There is still some uncertainty related to...

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