Equinor : says to raise Troll, Oseberg gas output

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Equinor:

* EQUINOR SAYS IT HAS WON PERMISSION TO HIKE TROLL, OSEBERG GAS OUTPUT BY A COMBINED 2 BCM FOR THE GAS YEAR STARTING OCT 1

* EQUINOR SAYS OSEBERG FIELD IS ALREADY PRODUCING AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY, WHILE TROLL FIELD IS EXPECTED TO REACH MAXIMUM IN ABOUT A WEEK

* EQUINOR SAYS TROLL'S OUTPUT TO BE INCREASED TO 37 BCM AND OSEBERG'S TO 6 BCM FOR THE GAS YEAR STARTING ON OCT 1

* EQUINOR SAYS THERE IS SPARE CAPACITY IN NORWAY'S OFFSHORE PIPELINE SYSTEM TO INCREASE DELIVERIES TO EUROPE

* EQUINOR SAYS IT IS RAMPING UP PRODUCTION AT TROLL FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE PHASE 3 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AND WE EXPECT TO REACH PLATEAU PRODUCTION FROM OCT 1

* EQUINOR SAYS ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS TO BOOST GAS OUTPUT, INCLUDING WAYS TO INCREASE CALORIFIC VALUE

* EQUINOR SAYS WE HAVE SEVERAL FIELDS WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT CONCRETE PROJECTS TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY AND TO PRODUCE MORE GAS

* EQUINOR SAYS HAMMERFEST LNG PLANT REMAINS ON TRACK FOR RESTART AT END-MARCH 2022 Further company coverage: (Reporting By Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)