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Methanol plant shutdown by Equinor due to major fire

A major fire was reported at Tjeldbergodden industrial facility of Norway on Wednesday. Whole of the staff was evacuated and plant was shutdown to control the fire. This plant based at Norway is considered as one of the largest Methanol plant of Europe. The company later released a statement saying it was working to get an overview of the consequences and the cause of the fire.

The Tjeldbergodden facility consists of three plants; a methanol plant, where the fire broke out, a gas receiving terminal and an air separation plant.