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Yamal LNG commences initial production at plant’s third train
The Yamal LNG gas liquefaction plant has commenced the initial production of LNG at its third train, bringing the plant's total capacity to 16.5 mln tonnes of LNG per year, Novatek said in a statement.
"Yamal LNG has commenced initial production of LNG at the plant’s third LNG train. The total nameplate capacity of all three LNG trains is 16.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum, or 5.5 million tonnes per LNG train," the company said.
"We have transformed Novatek into a global gas player and obtained the unique experience of design and construction of Arctic LNG projects. We will use this experience implementing our future LNG projects in this prolific hydrocarbon resource basin. The innovative fourth LNG train at Yamal LNG will be based on Novatek's proprietary liquefaction technology called "Arctic Cascade" and will utilize Russian-manufactured equipment," Chairman of the company’s management board Leonid Mikhelson was quoted as saying.
Yamal LNG project (50.1% owned by Novatek, 20% - France’s Total, 20% - China’s CNPC, 9.9% - Silk Road Fund) is being implemented on the resource base of the Yuzhno-Tambeyskoye field in Russia’s Arctic region. Production at the first LNG train was commenced on December 5, 2017. On August 7, 2018, Yamal LNG shipped the first batch of LNG after the launch of the second train of the plant.
Currently there are two LNG plants in Russia: Sakhalin-2 operated by Sakhalin Energy, and Novatek’s Yamal LNG.
Source: TASS
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