Leonhard Nilsen & Sonner AS (LNS) has received a NOK 1.5-billion ($143.9 million) contract for electrification work for Snohvit Future, a undertaking to make sure continued operation of the gasoline and condensate area and a related liquefied pure gasoline (LNG) plant.
Equinor says electrifying the undertaking cuts its carbon dioxide emissions by about 850,000 metric tons a yr.
Snohvit, within the central a part of the Hammerfest basin, has remaining reserves of 165.3 million cubic meters (5.8 billion cubic ft) of oil equal, in keeping with a factsheet on the federal government web site Norskpetroleum.no. The connected Hammerfest LNG on the island of Melkoya has a traditional manufacturing capability of 230 billion cubic ft per yr, in keeping with Equinor.
- Advertisement -
“LNS will construct a tunnel and landfall for the ability cable that may run from Hyggevatn to Melkoya, in different phrases, an infrastructure permitting energy from Statnett’s transformer substation at Hyggevatn to be transmitted to Hammerfest LNG on Melkoya”, Equinor mentioned in a current information launch. Authorities permits for development have but to be obtained.
Majority-state-owned Equinor acquired the federal government’s inexperienced mild for Snohvit Future final yr. The approval was granted on the situation Equinor implements onshore compression beginning 2028 and electrification from 2030. Onshore compression will assist hold adequate inlet strain for the LNG plant as reservoir strain drops, in addition to scale back the danger of fluid liquids accumulating within the lengthy multiphase pipeline from area to shore, in keeping with Equinor.
Equinor had deliberate for the electrification to start out 2028 however the authorities granted the approval ordering the electrification to start out two years later, in keeping with the corporate’s announcement of the undertaking approval August.
The LNG plant continues to run on gasoline generators for the meantime. “The approval opens for sustaining the gasoline generators for back-up energy from 2030 to 2033”, Equinor mentioned on the time. “The necessity for this shall be assessed by 2028 on the newest.”
Whereas Snohvit Future is anticipated to make sure the operation of the sector by means of 2050, the electrification is “essentially the most substantial particular person emission discount resolution that has been made geared toward decarbonizing oil and gasoline manufacturing in Norway”, Equinor mentioned then.
Equinor mentioned in its annual report for 2022 “fast reductions in operated emissions from oil and gasoline in Norway rely upon the provision of, and entry to, low-carbon electrical energy provides in addition to enabling allowing and monetary regimes”.
The 5 Snohvit companions have determined to speculate NOK13.2 billion ($1.3 billion) in Snohvit Future, in keeping with Equinor, which operates the sector with a 36.79 % stake. The opposite licensees are Petoro AS with a 30 % curiosity, TotalEnergies EP Norge AS (18.40 %), Neptune Power Norge AS (12 %) and Wintershall Dea Norge AS (2.81 %).
Equinor has highlighted the ripple results of its exercise on the Norwegian continental shelf, the place there have been calls for to part down fossil gasoline manufacturing, on the nation’s financial system and native communities.
“General, the Snohvit Future undertaking is estimated to generate some 1700 person-years of employment (FTEs) in Northern Norway within the development part”, it mentioned asserting the LNS contract. “The undertaking will prolong the productive lifetime of Hammerfest LNG previous 2030, thus securing the 900 FTEs of employment associated to the operations of the plant in Northern Norway”.
To contact the writer, electronic mail jov.onsat@rigzone.com
