2019-05-22 10:40:00
NOVATEK, TechnipFMC "ARCTIC LNG 2"
NOVATEK - PAO NOVATEK ("NOVATEK" and/or the "Company") announced that its joint venture Arctic LNG 2 and TechnipFMC signed a contract on engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning of an integrated liquefied natural gas facility with annual liquefaction capacity of 19.8 million tons under the Arctic LNG 2 project. The contract terms provide for the launch of the first train of the project in 2023.
"The team, which implemented the unique Yamal LNG project in record time and on budget, has now joined an even larger and more innovative project," noted NOVATEK's Chairman of Management Board Leonid Mikhelson. "We are confident that the accumulated experience of mutual cooperation on the construction of LNG plants in the Arctic zone will also ensure the successful and timely implementation of our new project Arctic LNG 2".
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Earlier:
2019, May, 2, 16:35:00
EUROPE'S GAS DIVERSIFICATION
The EU has long worked to diversify from relying on Russia for almost 40 percent of its gas needs by developing LNG infrastructure to access other suppliers. Qatar and Australia are other major LNG suppliers.
