liquefied natural gas (LNG) for Europe
London, September 23, 2025, (Oilandgaspress) ––On 19 September production started from the Askeladd Vest subsea field in the Barents Sea. The field contributes to continued high and long-term production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the processing plant at Melkøya.
Askeladd Vest consists of two wells in a new well template tied back to the Askeladd field, which came on stream in 2022 About 700 people normally work at Melkøya, and overall, plant operations account for 1450 full-time equivalents. Hammerfest LNG is the only plant in Northern Europe producing and exporting liquid natural gas.
The plant produces 6.5 billion standard cubic metres of gas each year. This is the equivalent of about five per cent of Norway’s total gas exports, and about two per cent of the EU’s gas needs. Custom-built LNG vessels leave Melkøya every five days, carrying cooled liquid gas from HLNG to the European markets.
Recoverable volumes from Askeladd Vest total about 15 billion standard cubic metres of gas, and the investments amount to just over NOK 3 billion.
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