Government approves construction of NOVATEK's LNG terminal in Murmansk

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved changes to the Russian territorial planning scheme, which includes the construction of a marine transshipment complex for liquefied natural gas (LNG) by NOVATEK; in the Murmansk region with a capacity of more than 20 million tons per year. The corresponding order is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

way. "NOVATEK" plans to build two terminals in Murmansk and Kamchatka to reduce transportation costs from its LNG projects, in particular from the already operating Yamal LNG; and planned " Arctic LNG - 2". The gas will be delivered to the terminals by ice-class tankers along the Northern Sea Route, and then it will be reloaded onto conventional gas carriers. "NOVATEK" and Rosmorrechflot plan to obtain permission to build a complex in Murmansk in the second quarter of 2020, the construction of the facility is scheduled for 2020-2023.

In December, at a meeting in Sabetta, the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Evgeny Dietrich asked Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to instruct the Ministry of Finance to provide funding sources for the construction of offshore LNG transshipment facilities in Murmansk and Kamchatka. According to the minister, the construction of such a complex in the Murmansk region is estimated at 70.1 billion rubles, the capacity is 20.9 million tons per year.