About Tjeldbergodden
The Tjeldbergodden industrial facility in Nordmøre comprises three plants; a methanol plant, a gas receiving terminal and an air separation plant. The facility officially opened in June 1997.
Tjeldbergodden industrial facility
Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland
Methanol production
The methanol plant is the largest in Europe, and when first opened, it was the first time natural gas had been used on a significant scale for industrial production in Norway. The plant’s methanol production capacity is around 900,000 tonnes of methanol per year, and gas from the Heidrun field on Haltenbanken is transported via the 250 km 16" Haltenpipe pipeline.
Volumes from Tjeldbergodden account for approximately 25% of total European methanol production and about 10% of consumption. Equinor’s share in the plant is 82.01%, while ConocoPhillips Scandinavia owns 17.99%.
Gas receiving terminal and air separation plant
Alongside the methanol plant is a gas receiving terminal for natural gas from the Heidrun field, and an air separation plant.
Environment
The methanol plant at Tjeldbergodden is one of the world’s most energy-efficient large-scale methanol producers, with low CO2 emissions per tonne produced. The emissions of carbon dioxide are around 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of methanol, while the emissions of nitrogen oxide are around 120 tonnes per year.
The gas terminal is part of Haltenpipe and is owned by:
Petoro 57.8%
Equinor 19.1%
ConocoPhillips Scandinavia 18.1%
Vår Energi 5%
The air separation plant is owned by:
Equinor 50.9%
Linde 37.8%
ConocoPhillips Scandinavia 11.3%
Tjeldbergodden towards a greener future
The Tjeldbergodden methanol plant was established in 1997 to ensure an outlet for gas from Heidrun.
A future-oriented and green development perspective is the long-term goal of Tjeldbergodden methanol plant. The Tjeldbergodden development plan addresses emission reductions, opportunities for use of low carbon feedstock, new technology/low carbon production and low carbon products.
The plan includes CCU, CO2 for use in production in combination with green hydrogen for green methanol production. In addition there are several regional initiatives ongoing.
We see business opportunities in the field of CO2 feedstock and products, and a potential for a unique symbiosis between the oil and gas industry and biological production. A long-term priority is to produce green methanol without emissions.
Climate ambitions, EU e-fuel regulations, frame conditions in Norway, access to power (grid) and strategic collaboration are all factors affecting the move towards a low carbon future at Tjeldbergodden.