State experts give go-ahead for LNG plant project in Primorsky Krai

LLC Gazprom LNG Vladivostok has obtained positive conclusion from the state expert appraisal board following the review of project documentation and engineering survey results and assessment of the project facilities construction Phase 1 compliance, the Primorsky Territory Administration press office said.

The state expert assessment has confirmed that the results of engineering studies and the project documentation works fully comply with applicable laws and allow safe construction of the LNG plant first phase.
Previously, General Director of Gazprom LNG Vladivostok Igor Krutikov has noted that the project of building an LNG plant in Primorsky Krai is being carried out on time and on budget.

The first phase of the three-phased Primorye LNG project includes commencing works on the Lomonosov Peninsula, the Khasan district. The second phase includes construction of facilities of a marine LNG export terminal and a cargo terminal, and finally the third phase - the construction of the plant itself. The LNG plant is scheduled to start production in Q4 2018.

In November 2013 Vladimir Miklushevsky, Governor of the Primorsky Territory, and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and cooperation agreement for implementation of the LNG plant construction project in Primorye.