EU Gas Maintenance: Norwegian Gas Supplies to Tighten

Norwegian pipeline natural gas supplies to Europe will further tighten this week as peak annual maintenance season is approaching with 171.1mcm/d of capacity unavailable on 5-6 September, Gassco remit data show.

• Norwegian pipeline gas flows to Europe have been relatively stable so far this week at around 180mcm/d, compared with levels just above 300mcm/d early last week.
• Works at the large Kollsnes processing plant ramped up on Saturday with unavailable capacity of 153mcm/d until 7 September.
• Annual maintenance at the Troll field ramped up to 125mcm/d of unavailable capacity on 26 August and will also conclude in 7 September.
• The planned Oseberg works have been extended by three days until 16 September, affecting 10.5mcm/d.
• The Kvitebjorn field began annual maintenance last Friday and will last until 19 September.
• The Visund field began maintenance on Saturday and will last until 7 September, affecting 17mcm/d of capacity. Visund added another 5.9mcm/d unavailability on 7-8 September.
• The Karsto processing plant will have maintenance on 1-17 September affecting 12.6mcmc/d.
• The Gina Krog import terminal will have reduced capacity of 8mcm/d until 7 September.
• In the UK, the St Fergus terminal will have curtailed capacity of 26.8mcm/d until 6 September before rising to 30.8mcm/d until 29 September.
• The Barrow North terminal was halted on Wednesday and is expected to return 9PM local time.
• In France, the annual maintenance at the Dunkerque LNG will end on 9 September with unavailable capacity of 47mcm/d.
• In Germany, the Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal will have no sendout until 4 September.