Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched the shipment along the Northern Sea Route of the first technological gas liquefaction line on gravity–type bases for Arctic LNG - 2 to the place of operation on the Gydan Peninsula.
According to the head of state, projects for the production of liquefied natural gas provide a comprehensive effect for the entire Russian economy and allow the country to win back the necessary share in the world market.
Novatek plans to launch the Arctic LNG–2 project in late 2023 - early 2024. The resource base of the company's second large-tonnage project after Yamal LNG is the Morning deposit on the Gydan Peninsula in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous district. It is planned to build three technological lines for the production of liquefied natural gas with a capacity of 6.6 million tons per year each and stable gas condensate up to 1.6 million tons per year.
The shareholders of the project are Novatek (60%), Total (10%), CNPC (10%), CNOOC Limited (10%) and Japan Arctic LNG, consortium Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and JOGMEC (10%).
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