Despite a small decline from 114.2 billion cubic metres in 2018, Gassco said the year 2019 ranked as one of the best ever for gas deliveries from the Norwegian continental shelf.
“Even in a year with a big rise in European imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Norway’s gas deliveries were well above the average for the past decade,” commented Gassco’s CEO, Frode Leversund.
High and stable volumes of Norwegian gas supply ensured stable deliveries to Europe. Gassco noted the availability for delivery of gas to the transport system over the past year was more than 99 percent. “That’s a solid result,” Leversund commented, “and demonstrates good interaction from field to delivery points in Europe.”
By comparison, Gazprom’s exports of Russian pipeline gas to Europe and Turkey reached almost 202 Bcm in 2018, according to the last available official figures.
Going forward, the Norwegian state-owned TSO Gassco is working to find the right integrated infrastructure solutions to enhance gas deliveries from the Norwegian continental shelf. Extensive planned maintenance work has already been carried out in 2019, and is bound to continue.
In addition to natural gas, Gassco noted its deliveries of natural gas liquids (NGL) and condensate from the process plants at Kårstø, Kollsnes and Nyhamna totalled 10.1 million tonnes in 2019.