Total announces that the Snøhvit gas field, in the Barents Sea, has started production.
Total holds an 18.4% interest in this project, which is operated by Statoil (33.53%). The partners are Petoro (30%), Gaz de France (12%), Hess (3.26%) and RWE-DEA (2.81%).
Natural gas produced offshore in a 310-340 metres water depth on the Snøhvit field is sent onshore through a 143 kilometres multiphase pipeline to a 4.2 million tonnes per year liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at Melkøya, near Hammerfest, in northern Norway, where it is processed. The LNG will be shipped to European and US markets. The CO2 extracted from the natural gas is re-injected in a Snøhvit field reservoir.