Equinor Relaunches Methanol Plant After Fire
Feb 22, 2021 8:10:am
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by: Joe Murphy
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Equinor Relaunches Methanol Plant After Fire
Norway s Equinor has resumed production at its methanol plant at Tjeldbergodden, after a fire broke out at the facility s compressor building on December 2 last year, leading to its decommissioning. The safe start-up preparations have gone according to plan and the facility is now supplying methanol to the market, Equinor said in a statement on February 20.
The Tjeldbergodden plant has been in operation since 1997 and produces up to 900,000 metric tons/year of methanol from gas supplied from the offshore Heidrun field. It accounts for around 25% of Europe s total methanol production and about 10% of its consumption. Equinor operates the facility with a 82% interest, while ConocoPhillips has 18%.