StatoilHydro Mongstad refinery restarts after fire

OSLO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Norway's StatoilHydro (STL.OL: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday that its Mongstad oil refinery has restarted and is operating at about 75 percent of its 186,000 barrel-per-day capacity after a fire forced a shutdown on Wednesday.

"The refinery is back up and working at about 75 percent capacity," Mongstad spokesman Kaare Ness said.

Ness said StatoilHydro was still working to assess the damage and hoped the refinery, which exports to Europe, will be back at full capacity in roughly a week.

The oil refinery at Mongstad, near the Norwegian city of Bergen, is owned by Mongstad Refining, in which StatoilHydro has a 79 percent stake and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research) 21 percent. (Reporting by Wojciech Moskwa)