PAO NOVATEK reported today preliminary operating data for the nine months 2018.
NOVATEK’s hydrocarbons production totaled 402.2million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), including 50.31 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas and 8,775 thousand tons of liquids (gas condensate and crude oil), resulting in an increase in total hydrocarbons production by 18.9 million boe, or by 4.9%, as compared with the nine months 2017.
Preliminary natural gas sales volumes, including LNG, aggregated 51.0 bcm, which was 8.5% higher compared with the corresponding period in 2017. The LNG sales volumes on international markets in the nine months 2018 amounted to 3.43 bcm.
The Company processed 8,222 thousand tons of unstable gas condensate at the Purovsky Processing Plant, representing a 4.2% decrease as compared with the corresponding volumes processed in the prior reporting period. NOVATEK processed 5,145 thousand tons of stable gas condensate at the Ust-Luga Complex, representing a 1.9% decrease in volumes processed at the facility in the nine months 2018.
Preliminary petroleum product sales volumes aggregated 5,146 thousand tons, including 3,230 thousand tons of naphtha, 791 thousand tons of jet fuel, and 1,125 thousand tons of fuel oil and gasoil.
As at 30 September 2018, NOVATEK had 2.4 bcm of natural gas, including LNG, and 645 thousand tons of stable gas condensate and petroleum products in storage or transit and recognized as inventory.
PAO NOVATEK is one of the largest independent natural gas producers 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”.