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LNG terminals operating in Europe. Finding of ‘Independence’ to its regular location is plateau production at the Hammerfest LNG
the optimal model suitable for our terminal scheduled for April 30. plant by a good two years. Plans call for
will undoubtedly change both the principles A number of other inspection and production start in the first half of 2024.
of capacity allocation and the pricing itself, maintenance works of various systems will be Askeladd Vest is operated by the Snøhvit
but no changes are planned for this particular carried out in addition to those that already organisation located in Hammerfest and
gas year yet,” adds Mindaugas Navikas. been mentioned. These works at the LNG Harstad.
KN, April 22, 2021 terminal will be performed according to a “By increasing the resource base for
publicly announced schedule. Hammerfest LNG, Askeladd Vest will be an
Due to scheduled systems of the LNG terminal require regular important contribution in supporting our
“All technological equipment and
ambition of long-term presence in the north.
maintenance works, the maintenance and service. We strive for the This will allow us to further strengthen the
maximal scope of work planned according
ripple effects of our activities in this part of the
operation of Klaipeda LNG to the schedule and performed on time country, which is important to Equinor and
its partners in the time ahead,” says Kristin
and with precision, as that would allow us
terminal is temporarily to resume gas supply as soon as possible. Westvik, Equinor’s senior vice president for
Planned maintenance will be performed not
operations north.
suspended only by KN team, but also with assistance be tied back to the Askeladd field through a
The subsea template on Askeladd Vest will
from contractors from Lithuania and
As of today, April 23, 12 p.m. Lithuanian Germany. Due to the quarantine, the works pipeline and an umbilical. The distance from
time until May 1, 7 p.m., due to the planned will be organised in accordance with all the the onshore production plant at Melkøya to
maintenance and repair works of the recommendations of the National Public the subsea field is 195 kilometres, which is the
equipment, the operation of the liquefied Health Center,” comments Dainius Ciuta, longest distance ever to a field development.
natural gas (LNG) terminal is temporarily chief operating officer at KN. EQUINOR, April 23, 2021
suspended and the supply of natural gas to the KN, April 23, 2021
natural gas transmission system will not be
performed. Developing Askeladd Vest MIDDLE EAST
During this period, regasification from
the FSRU (floating storage and regasification Equinor and its partners Petoro, Total, First Turkish-flagged FSRU
unit) ‘Independence’ will be stopped to carry Neptune and Wintershall Dea have decided
out the planned maintenance and repair to develop Askeladd Vest, which is in the arrives at port
works not only at the LNG terminal quay, but southern Barents Sea. The investment is close
also at the gas metering station, from where to NOK 3.2bn. The first Turkish-flagged floating storage and
natural gas is transmitted to the natural gas “It is important to Equinor and its regasification unit (FSRU), Ertuglrul Gazi,
transmission system. For one day the FSRU partners to utilise the resources and existing has arrived at the port of Dörtyol, in Hatay
‘Independence’ will also be withdrawn from infrastructure in the area in the best possible Province, after finishing its certification. The
its normal location in order to check the way. The Askeladd Vest development is a vessel completed its sea trials in March.
operating parameters of the high-pressure profitable development and will provide The FSRU can store 170,000 cubic metres
loading arms. 134mn barrels of oil equivalent. These of LNG and has a regasification capacity of
Klaipeda State Seaport Authority will also volumes are valuable to the owners and 28mn cubic metres per day. It is the third
perform the planned depth measurements, society,” says Geir Tungesvik, Equinor’s senior FSRU in Turkey, with the other two located in
inspection of fenders and other works. vice president for project development. Hatay and Izmir.
FSRU will be moored at the quay managed As part of the multi-phased Snøhvit
by ‘Klaipedos Smelte’ on April 29th. Return development, Askeladd Vest will extend

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