A solution with CO2 capture at “Snohvit” would have sent a good signal to Russia and the “Shtokman” partners, the organisation maintains. –Now they do the opposite, Nina Lesikhina from the organisation’s Murmansk branch says, adding that there should be more focus on CO2 capture in Russia.
In a meeting with the environmentalists this week, StatoilHydro confirmed that it has no concrete plans for CO2 capture in the Snohvit project, Bellona web reports. The company is also not sure whether it will be able to install capture facilities before 2020, information director Kari Mette Darell Eliassen said.
Meanwhile, emissions from StatoilHydro’s LNG plant at Melkøya on the Barents Sea coast continues to discharge major amounts of climate gases. Since the plant started up production last August, emissions have by far exceeded plans. Environmentalists say it will be difficult to meet Norwegian objectives unless StatoilHydro cuts its emissions.
Since the LNG plant opened, the Norwegian oil and gas major has experienced major technical problems. This week, the company announced that it once again will close down the plant for a month for technical upgrades, newspaper Dagens Næringsliv reports.
