Aibel has been awarded a contract to increase capacity for gas extraction and in a next step work to reduce CO2 emissions from the Snøhvit field, a natural gas field on the Norwegian continental shelf outside Hammerfest.
The contract is a so-called FEED contract (Front-end engineering), for modification of the Hammerfest LNG plant. The value of the contract is estimated at
Aibel's task in the FEED phase consists of two parts: The first sub-project involves the construction of an onshore compression station at the Hammerfest LNG plant. The second sub-project is related to investigating electrification of the Hammerfest LNG plant to minimize the Snøhvit carbon footprint.
"We are excited to become part of further development of the future LNG plant at Melkøya outside Hammerfest, where we already have a long and good track record from our modification and maintenance contract," says Aibel's President and CEO
"We are very pleased that
"We are proud that Aibel is once again gaining confidence from
The project will be managed from Aibel's office in Asker, and around 80 employees will participate in the FEED phase. Start-up takes place immediately, with the scheduled delivery of the FEED in
*The Snøhvit Unit partners are:
**Aibel uses the term "major size" on contracts where the value of Aibel's scope is higher than
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