La Russie lance son titanesque projet gazier Yamal dans l'Arctique

C'est un projet hors norme, au bout du monde: la Russie inaugure vendredi son gigantesque site gazier Yamal, en Sibérie arctique, érigé dans des conditions climatiques et géologiques extrêmes, avec la participation du groupe français Total et de la Chine.

Russia’s largest independent gas producer completes first LNG delivery

Novatek completed the company’s first delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Russian gas producer said on Thursday. Novatek had been supplying pipeline gas only before, the company said.

Pipeline gas exports by independent producers not under debate. - Alexander Novak, Russian energy minister

The issue of granting access to Russian pipeline gas exports to independent producers is not under debate now, the country’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Tuesday.

Rosneft, Novatek, Gazprom to invest trillions of rubles in Russia's Yamal

Russian oil and gas majors Rosneft, Novatek and Gazprom plan to invest several trillions of rubles in the economy of Russia’s Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District within the nearest several years, the region’s governor Dmitry Kobylkyn said on Thursday.

Russian energy industry to lose $150-200 billion on fresh sanctions (to hit the plans to develop Arctic offshore fields)

Newly adopted Western sanctions against Russia will inflict at least $150-200 billion of losses upon the Russian energy industry, head of the advisory firm Creon Energy working in this field, Fares Kilzie, told ITAR-TASS.
“These are not some random sanctions - they are solely targeted against Russia’s and Russian energy sector’s sore points,” the expert said. “These are intercorporate sanctions that hit certain companies and certain interests.” In particular, sanctions against Rosneft hit the plans to develop Arctic offshore fields and liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, while measures against Novatek are aimed at hampering plans with Yamal LNG project.

Further US Sanctions May Hamper Russia's Yamal LNG (Report)

Photo: www.arcticgas.gov

The Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Russia's Arctic may come under threat, if Washington sanctions technology exports to the Russian oil and gas industry, a senior executive at France’s Total told the Financial Times Thursday. 

Yves-Louis Darricarrère, the head of Exploration and Production at Total, told the FT the project’s reliance on US technology highlights the interdependence of Russia and the rest of the world.
“Yes we need US technology,” Darricarrère said. “Oil and gas industry technology comes from many countries in the world. That’s why we need co-operation not confrontation.”
The CEO of Novatek, Russia's largest independent natural gas producer, Leonid Mikhelson, said Wednesday the West’s sanctions against Russia have not affected project financing plans.

Putin praises Gazprom, CNPC deal on Russian gas for China

Russian investments into the infrastructure for transporting gas to China, compressor stations will total $55 billion, according to Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller...

The price of Russian natural gas for China under bilateral contract signed on Wednesday is based on the market price on oil and oil products, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Russian energy giant Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation signed a contract on Wednesday on Russia’s gas deliveries to China. The contract was signed in the presence of President Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

China-Russia natural gas deal on the way

Russia has agreed to "finalize" a prolonged negotiation on natural gas with China in a meeting between the leaders of the two countries on Tuesday.

According to a joint statement, the two countries will "establish a comprehensive energy cooperation partnership". The deal is still pending, despite of the huge progress claimed in the protracted negotiation. Sinopec, China's top oil refiner, signed a framework agreement about the east route of the natural gas project with Russia's Gazprom, the world's largest gas company, in September of 2013.

Negotiations ongoing for long-awaited gas deal. - Xi, Putin vow to push ties to ‘new phase’

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting Tuesday yielded a "substantial" joint statement, which vowed to push the all-round strategic partnership to a "new phase," though the two countries have yet to finalize a key gas supply agreement.

The trip to Shanghai marks Putin's first state visit to China after Xi took office last year.

Russia and China about to sign gas deal. --"Base price is the only problem to be solved”

“We have discussed co-operation in the coal sphere, agreeing to develop deposits, supply equipment and build electric power plants,” Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich says.

 Russia's Gazprom and China are poised to conclude a gas supply contract in coming weeks, the first in a series of energy projects planned between the two countries.

“We’re working now to sign a gas contract in May," said Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. "Consultations are continuing and Gazprom's leaders are holding talks with Chinese partners on the contract terms. We hope to conclude the contract in May and believe it should come into effect by the year end."

Απελευθερώνονται οι Εξαγωγές LNG στη Ρωσία με Απόφαση Πούτιν

Ο Πρόεδρος της Ρωσίας, Βλάντιμιρ Πούτιν, υπέγραψε νόμο με τον οποίο απελευθερώνονται οι εξαγωγές υγροποιημένου φυσικού αερίου (LNG), δίνοντας δικαίωμα αδειοδότησης και σε άλλες εταιρείες, πέραν της Gazprom.
Όπως μεταδίδει το ρωσικό πρακτορείο ειδήσεων ITAR-TASS, η νομοθεσία ψηφίστηκε από τη Δούμα στις 22 Νοεμβρίου και επικυρώθηκε από την Άνω Βουλή λίγο αργότερα, στις 27 Νοεμβρίου.

Ο νόμος που υπογράφηκε από τον Πρόεδρο Πούτιν στις 30 Νοεμβρίου και δημοσιοποιείται τη Δευτέρα στον επίσημο ιστοτόπο, έχει ημερομηνία έναρξης ισχύος την 1η Δεκεμβρίου.

Στην αγορά πετρελαίου «μπαίνει» η ρωσική εταιρεία φυσικού αερίου Novatek.

Στην παραγωγή πετρελαίου στρέφεται η ρωσική ιδιωτική εταιρεία φυσικού αερίου Novatek σε μια ένδειξη ταχείας επέκτασης των επιχειρησιακών της δυνατοτήτων, όπως αναφέρει σήμερα η εφημερίδα Vedomosti.

Η Novatek θα αρχίσει μέσα στο 2015 την άντληση αργού πετρελαίου από την περιοχή  Γιαρντέισκι, στο Γιάμαλ- Νετετς, και στοχεύει στην παραγωγή  3,5 εκατομμύριων τόνω ετησίως, από το 2016, γράφει η εφημερίδα, επικαλούμενη πηγές της εταιρείας. Συνιδιοκτήτης της Novatek είναι ο ρώσος μεγιστάνας Γκενάντι Τιμτσένκο, ο οποίος είναι επίσης  συνιδιοκτήτης της διεθνούς εταιρείας πετρελαίου Gunvor.