Melkøya is the onshore plant near Hammerfest which is handling the natural gas from the first operating offshore gas field in the Barents Sea, the Snow White field.
The start-up period for the plant has so far been a long line of technical challenges and trouble. As a result, the emission of carbon dioxide has been far much more than originally planed.
The company has had permission to exceed carbon emissions limits for a 10-month period following the start-up of Melkøya in August 2007, writes Aftenposten.
The current extraordinary emission will have to end by August 21 this year, accorning to a news release published by the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority.
Environmentalists are satisfied with the pollution authorities decision. – It comes late, but it’s a good decision when its finally here, says Frederic Hauge in the Bellona foundation.
