EU Gas Maintenance: French LNG Terminals Return from Maintenance

Norwegian natural gas outages are scheduled to peak on Wednesday, before easing back. In France, the Dunkerque and Fos Cavaou LNG terminals returned from maintenance.

• Norwegian gas pipeline flows were nominated at 273mcm/d today. The maintenance extension to the Skarv field has increased unavailable capacity this week. Outages are scheduled at 87.9mcm/d on Tuesday and at 96.9mcm/d on Wednesday, before easing back.
• The 125mcm/d Troll field has still not fully returned from maintenance. Additional works, limiting supply by 20mcm/d, have been scheduled for 3-4 Oct and for 4-5 Oct with 35mcm/d unavailable. Supply will be limited by 10mcm/d on 19 Sept to 9 Oct, by 29mcm/d on 9 Oct until 12 Oct, by 15mcm/d on 12-16 Oct and by 6mcm/d on 22-23 Oct.
• The Karsto processing facility has additional works planned on 29 Sept until 5 Oct, limiting supply by 9.6mcm/d.
• Maintenance at the Skarv field has been extended by two days until 5 Oct, limiting full supply of 22.1mcm/d. Supply will be cut by 17.4mcm/d on 5-6 Oct, by 12.4mcm/d on 6-7 Oct, by 9.4mcm/d on 7-8 Oct and by 3.4mcm/d on 8-9 Oct.
• The maintenance at the Ormen Lange field will last until 7 Oct, affecting 24.5mcm/d.
• The ongoing repairs at the Kollsnes processing plant will reduce supplies by 11mcm/d until 16 Oct.
• In the UK, unavailability at the St. Fergus terminal is as followed during annual maintenance:
• 30.8mcm/d until 2 October, 10.8mcm/d until 9 Nov, 15.8mc/d on 20 Oct until 1 Nov, 30.8mcm/d on 19-20 Oct.
• The Barrow North terminal will have limited availability until 8 Oct, starting tomorrow.
• In Germany, the Emden gas terminal will start works tomorrow.
• The Dutch Gate LNG terminal will have sendout cuts on 5 Oct.