Car Hire in Mongstad - Mini guide to Mongstad

Mongstad is located in Hordaland, Norway. It is an industrial site with the primary focus on the oil industry. There are oil refineries located on the site, servicing oil companies such as Shell and Statoil Hydro, which has a crude oil terminal located here. The refinery is the largest in the country of Norway, handling over 10 million tons of crude oil each year. There are plans to open a power station on this site in 2010. The power station will be a thermal power plant fired by natural gas. This will provide the entire site with heat and electricity. This district has a miniscule population. The people there usually work on the site in the oil refinery.

Mongstad port is the most active port in Norway for exporting oil. Each year, more than 340 million barrels of oil are exported from Mongstad. Even though this is not a residential or commercial area, there are some car hire agencies located on the site. These are primarily used by travelers who conduct their business with the refinery. Europcar is the most popular car hire service in Mongstad. This agency offers a variety of vehicles that suit the needs of renters. Most car hires are used to travel from local accommodations to the refinery site on a daily basis.

This site is an important location. Norway relies heavily on oil exports. Mongstad has been refining crude oil on this site since 1975. The crude oil that is refined comes from the North Sea and is used to produce petrol, diesel and jet fuel. While the site continues to expand, with the development of the power plant, it is also the subject of much controversy. The residents of surrounding communities are concerned about the release of CO2 when the power plant is built and functional.

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