Norway’s Statoil plans to shut Hammerfest LNG after heat exchanger problems once again hit the export plant.



The facility, which liquefies gas from the Snohvit offshore development in the Barents Sea, will be offline from today. The maintenance shutdown will last two to three weeks.



“Statoil’s experts are working together with representatives for the suppliers and licence partners in order to identify the cause,” the company said.



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