On eve crushing new EU sanctions, Moscow ratifies LNG deal with Beijing
Russian legislators have rubber-stamped a cooperation agreement with China on the Yamal LNG project. Russia’s State Duma has ratified a
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Russian shadow tanker blocked by Arctic sea ice
The tanker, which has shuttled between the far northern terminal and Chinese ports multiple times this year, has failed to
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Russia’s Novatek gives deep discounts to sell sanctioned Arctic LNG to Chinese buyers, sources say
By Marwa Rashad, Emily Chow, Chen Aizhu and Anna Hirtenstein Russian liquefied natural gas producer Novatek has slashed the prices
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Russia to increase LNG exports to China from Arctic and Sakhalin: energy minister
Russia plans to increase LNG exports to China from the Arctic LNG 2 and Sakhalin 2 projects, and “serious joint
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Lights are turned off in Belokamenka in Arctic Russia
Novatek’s LNG construction center outside Murmansk is left in the dark as contractors and subcontractors abandon the plant. There used
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Production comes to halt at Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2: Bloomberg
The gas production platforms in the remote Gydan Peninsula risk turning into rusting ghost installations as Novatek is forced to
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Doomed Arctic LNG platform arrives in Arctic Russia
After three weeks of towing across rough Arctic waters, the 640,000 ton heavy production platform arrives in the remote port
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Novatek sends 200 engineers to shipyard due to urgent need for more Arctic tankers
According to newspaper Kommersant, Russia’s biggest producer of LNG has decided to move 200 workers from its natural gas field
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New U.S sanctions take aim at Russian Arctic shipping
Companies and ships engaged in supplies of components to Novatek’s project Arctic LNG 2 are added to the U.S sanctions
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Novatek could get a discount for pumping gas in Russia’s Far North
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer This is a way of paying for the construction of the pipeline in
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Russia’s Novatek may scale back Arctic LNG 2, focus on Murmansk
Russia’s Novatek is being forced to scale back its huge Arctic LNG 2 project after Western sanctions curbed its access
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Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 suspends gas liquefaction amid sanctions, lack of tankers
By Marwa Rashad and Vladimir Soldatkin Novatek, Russia’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has suspended production at its
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Foreign shareholders freeze participation in Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 -Kommersant
Foreign shareholders suspended participation in the Arctic LNG 2 project due to sanctions, renouncing their responsibilities for financing and for
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Novatek confirms building of gas pipeline to Murmansk
The 1,300 km long pipeline will provide natural gas to households in Murmansk and Karelia and supply a new LNG
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Japan to ensure stable energy supply despite US sanctions on Russia’s Arctic LNG 2
By Yoshifumi Takemoto, Reuters Japan will ensure stable and steady energy supply to the country even after the U.S. imposed
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