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Novatek sign MOU with Kogas

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As part of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and the President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-in, the Chairman of the Management Board of Pao Novatek, Leonid Mikhelson, and the President and CEO of Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas), Seung-Il Cheong, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding collaborating on and developing future LNG opportunities.

According to the MOU, the parties agreed: To explore opportunities for Kogas to enter the Arctic LNG 2 project and possible LNG off-take from the project; to participate in the LNG transshipment project in Kamchatka and other infrastructure projects; and to develop cooperation in LNG trading and logistics optimisation, including swap operations.

Novatek’s Chairman of Management Board Leonid Mikhelson noted: “The Asian Pacific markets are a priority destination for our LNG projects as this important geographical region represents the fastest growing markets for natural gas consumption, and South Korea is presently one of the largest importers of LNG. Our scalable LNG projects combined with our huge hydrocarbon resource base, our low cost LNG production and the further development of our logistics model using the Northern Sea Route and the transshipment terminal in Kamchatka create perfect opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation for our potential partners. The competitiveness and attractiveness of our future LNG projects is once again confirmed with the signing of this MOU with Kogas – one of the largest players on the Asian LNG market.”

Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/25062018/novatek-sign-mou-with-kogas/

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