NATGAS: Norway Gas Outages Continue Through October
Oct-17 11:00
Seasonal field and processing plant maintenance in Norway has not yet concluded and expected to continue through the end of October, Gassco data shows.
- An unplanned 11mcm/d capacity reduction at Oseberg today due to a delayed start up has added to planned outages.
- Gassco shows total unavailable capacity of 59.2mcm/d today, falling to 48.8mcm/d by Oct. 19 before rising again early next week to a peak of 77.7mcmd/d on Oct. 22. Unavailable capacity is currently expected to fall to 14mcm/d on Nov. 3 and to zero by Nov. 6.
- Norwegian pipeline supplies to Europe recover to 304.9mcm/d today after a dip yesterday and compared to an average of 308.3mcm/d so far this month.
- Capacity reductions this month are planned at Kollsnes, Troll, Nyhamna, Åsgard, Gullfaks, Norne, Oseberg and Sleipner.
- See graph below for current planned and unplanned unavailable capacity
Source: Gassco events - fields and processing plants
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