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Snøhvit

2 × 125,000 m³ LNG tanks + 1 × 45,000 m³ LPG tank + 1 × 75,000 m³ condensate tank

At a glance

Two 125,000 m³ full containment LNG tanks + one 45,000 m³ full containment LPG tank + one 75,000 m³ condensate tank
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Contract

EPC, consortium Entrepose Contracting / Tractebel / Fabricom (Entrepose co-lead partner, 30%)

Project owner

Snøhvit Venture (Statoil, Petoro, Total, GDF Suez, RWE DEA)

Construction

Jul. 2002 – Aug. 2005 (37 months)

Location

Melkøya Island, Hammerfest, Norway (Norwegian Arctic)
Project presentation

Context & challenges

Snøhvit, located 140 km north-west of Hammerfest in the Barents Sea, was the first subsea development project in the Arctic and mainland Norway’s first LNG liquefaction terminal. Produced gas is transported via a 143 km pipeline to the Melkøya plant (with a capacity of 4.3 Mt/y).

Technical challenges & responses

  • CCS integration: CO₂ capture and storage system (700,000 t/y).
  • Norwegian standards: compliance with some of the strictest HSE requirements.
  • Arctic environment: site near the Arctic Circle (71° N).

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