2019-04-01 11:27:00
RUSSIA'S LNG WILL UP
TASS - The share of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the global gas market may double to reach 70% by 2040, Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak said at the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum on Friday.
"The segment of LNG production has huge potential. As of today, the share of LNG in global (gas) trade stands at 35%, whereas by 2035 it will exceed 50% and reach 70% by 2040," he said.
Novak said that Russia will be working towards boosting substantially its share on that market, adding that its LNG production potential is around 100 mln tonnes per year.
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2019, March, 22, 10:30:00
COMPETITIVE RUSSIAN LNG
Russian LNG is well positioned to compete with North American projects to reach new markets in Asia and the Atlantic Basin despite the challenges, a Shell executive said Wednesday at the LNG Congress in Moscow.
