Shell: “Gazprom” discusses transfer it to 49% in the “Baltic LNG” – RIA Novosti

PERTH (Australia), April 11 -. RIA Novosti “Gazprom” and the Anglo-Dutch Shell to discuss the possibility of Shell’s 49% of the project “Baltic LNG”, said in reference to Shell, . prepared for the LNG 18 conference, which takes place in Australia

“Gazprom” is in talks with Shell to sell up to 49% participation in the project (Baltic LNG), “- said in a reference Shell Materials conference in Australia. dated March 2016.

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” Gazprom “plans to put into operation” Baltic LNG “in 2021, plant a total capacity of 10 million tons of LNG per year. in order to implement the project “Baltic LNG” in “Gazprom” created 100 per cent subsidiary company. “St. Petersburg Gazprom LNG” in the February memorandum to issue Eurobonds “Gazprom” reported that is on plant design phase and prepares for negotiations with potential project partners.

The head of “Gazprom” Alexei Miller in September 2015 told reporters that “Gazprom” and Shell “proceed to commercial negotiations on the project” Baltic LNG “, but the details are not reported . On Shell’s interest in the project of “Gazprom” for the construction of LNG in the Baltic Sea was reported in the summer of 2015.

In particular, it was reported that the presence of large-scale liquefaction technology partner is a major partner of the selection factors. Shell owns DMR technology that is used on a single operating in Russia LNG plant on Sakhalin (from “Gazprom” 50%, from Shell 27.5%, the rest of the Japanese Mitsui and Mitsubishi).