en.Wedoany.com Reported - Equinor (Equinor ASA) confirmed on Monday that it will carry out a short-term maintenance operation at Hammerfest LNG, describing it as a "routine maintenance pause."

Data from Gassco (Gassco AS) shows that Equinor started the maintenance on Monday and expects it to be completed by Thursday. The plant, with an annual capacity of 4.3 million tons, processes natural gas from the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea into LNG, primarily supplying European countries. According to Equinor, its annual capacity is approximately 6.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, enough to meet the lighting and heating needs of 6.5 million households.

Natural gas is transported to Hammerfest LNG via a 160-kilometer pipeline, which began operations in the autumn of 2007. Equinor serves as the operator of the Snøhvit field and Hammerfest LNG, holding a 36.8% stake. Other shareholders in the project include Petoro (30%), TotalEnergies EP Norge (18.4%), Var (12%), and Harbour Energy Norge (2.81%).

In December 2025, Equinor announced that the Snøhvit Future project (involving upgrades to the Hammerfest LNG export facility) would be delayed by one year, with costs increasing by approximately NOK 4 billion (about USD 423 million) since 2024. The project includes onshore compression and electrification modifications at the Hammerfest LNG terminal. Additionally, Eni's Norwegian subsidiary Var Energy has reached an agreement with Equinor to transport natural gas from the Goliat export project in the Barents Sea to Equinor's Hammerfest LNG facility for liquefaction.

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