The Hammerfest LNG facility to resume operations following extensive repairs

The Hammerfest LNG facility (Photo: Einar Aslaksen / Equinor ASA)

(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 16-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced the operations at the Hammerfest LNG facility will resume within a week time following extensive repairs at Melkøya. The repairs are completed, but the run-up of the plant appears to be taking a little bit longer than planned.

During the weekend, a minor fault was discovered on a compressor that needs to be rectified prior to start-up. The component is now being replaced, and the stepwise process towards operations continues through the week.

“Hammerfest LNG has been prepared for production, but we are taking the extra time necessary to safely resume operations,” says Grete B. Haaland, Equinor’s senior vice president for onshore facilities.

Equinor announced on behalf of the partnership in January that the start-up of Hammerfest LNG had been scheduled for 17 May 2022. After an extensive repair and improvement work period, the plant has been prepared for ramp-up.

The partnership includes Equinor Energy AS, Petoro AS, TotalEnergies EP Norway AS, Neptune Energy Norway AS, Wintershall Dea Norway AS. Equinor is the operator of Hammerfest LNG.

Media contact:

Sissel Rinde
Vice president Media relations
Corporate affairs
sisr@equinor.com
+47 412 60 584

SOURCE: Equinor ASA

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