snøhvit

Snøhvit is the Norwegian term for Snow White and may refer to multiple things. In literature and culture, Snøhvit denotes Snow White, the heroine of the fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and widely known in Norway and beyond.

In the Norwegian energy industry, Snøhvit is the name of a major natural gas field in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. The field lies in the Barents Sea, roughly 140 kilometers north of Tromsø. Discovered in the 1990s, it is developed with offshore production facilities that feed gas to an onshore liquefied natural gas plant on Melkøya Island near Hammerfest. The LNG plant began operation in 2007, enabling liquefaction and export of gas to international markets. The field is operated by Equinor (formerly Statoil) with a consortium of partners, and production includes natural gas, condensate, and natural gas liquids. Gas is exported as LNG from Melkøya and via pipelines to European customers.

The field’s name reflects its Arctic context, using the Norwegian term for Snow White.