NOVATEK and CNOOC Sign SPA for Arctic LNG 2 Stake

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 5227B
PAO Novatek
07 June 2019
 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

NOVATEK and CNOOC Sign Share Purchase Agreement
for Arctic LNG 2 Stake

 

Saint-Petersburg, 7 June 2019. As part of today's Saint-Petersburg International Economic Forum, PAO NOVATEK ("NOVATEK" and/or the "Company") announced that it has signed the Share Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") with CNOOC Ltd. ("CNOOC") in relation to the sale of a 10% participation interest in the Arctic LNG 2 project. The Agreement will close in the nearest future subject to approval by regulatory authorities of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China.

 

Note:

The Arctic LNG 2 project envisages constructing three LNG trains at 6.6 million tons per annum each, using gravity-based structure (GBS) platforms. The Project is based on the hydrocarbon resources of the Utrenneye field. As of 31 December 2018, the Utrenneye field's 2P reserves under PRMS totaled 7,981 million barrels of oil equivalent. Under the Russian classification reserves totaled 13,835 million barrels of oil equivalent. OOO Arctic LNG 2 owns an LNG export license.

 

 

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PAO NOVATEK is the largest independent natural gas producer in Russia, and in 2017, entered the global gas market by successfully launching the Yamal LNG project. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The Company's upstream activities are concentrated mainly in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, which is the world's largest natural gas producing area and accounts for approximately 80% of Russia's natural gas production and approximately 15% of the world's gas production. NOVATEK is a public joint stock company established under the laws of the Russian Federation. The Company's shares are listed in Russia on Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol «NVTK».


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