Feb 10 (Reuters) - Shell and partners will be ableto expand the plant processing gas from the giant Ormen Langefield off Norway, the Norwegian oil directorate said on Friday.
The decision, which had been expected, paves the way forincreasing the plant's export capacity to 84 million standardcubic metres per day from 70 million today. Ormen Lange canprovide up to 40 percent of Britain's gas needs.
(Reporting by Gwladys Fouche, editing by Camilla Knudsen)