Reuters: Norwegian gas exports forecast to rise this winter

Norwegian gas exports are expected to increase slightly this winter thanks to new gas fields and the end of maintenance at the country's biggest field, Troll, analysts at Thomson Reuters Point Carbon said in their winter outlook on Wednesday.

The Nordic country is Europe's second-biggest gas supplier behind Russia, but its importance has grown since the Ukraine crisis has increased the risk of disruption to Russian gas flows via Ukraine.

Deliveries from Norway are expected to rise from Oct. 1 as contracts are adjusted at the start of a new gas year.

"Our assessment of total Norwegian exports, excluding gas from the Snoehvit field, is for 308 million cubic metres (mcm) per day over the winter, up from 298 mcm/d last winter," said Oliver Sanderson, a senior gas market analyst at Point Carbon.
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