Equinor granted consent for Tjeldbergodden modifications

Equinor ASA has been granted consent by Norwegian authorities for modifications to the Tjeldbergodden plant.

The consent covers modification to install a mercury removal unit at the plant, Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said in a release July 25.

The Tjeldbergodden industrial complex, in Nordmøre, Norway, comprises a 900,000-tonnes/year methanol plant, an LNG plant, and a hydrogen plant.

The methanol plant began production in 1997 and is now at an age at which corrosion under insulation can start to become challenging, PSA said. The plant's design life was 20 years, but Equinor now envisions operation until 2030.