The Melkøya plant has experienced problems with sea water heat exchangers. Two of these were replaced last autumn, and four others will be replaced during a two month stop from mid-August.
StatoilHydro had planned to make one billion NOK on gas sale from the Snøhvit field every month, E24.no reports. Every week a fully loaded tanker should leave Melkøya. Now it looks like the plant will not be at full production until after the reconstruction starting in August.
