Gjoea field outage cuts Norway's gas output by 8.8 mcm/d

OSLO: Norway's gas output was cut by 8.8 million cubic metres (mcm) per day on Saturday due to an outage at GDF Suez' Gjoea field, the country's gas system operator Gassco said.

The outage, caused by maintenance on a compressor, started at 2310 GMT on Thursday and is expected to last for 18-20 hours, Gassco added.

Gassco also said an outage on BP's Skarv field, cutting the country's gas output by 10.9 mcm/day, was extended until Monday. Duration of the outage is unknown.