Today, a joint venture between PAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK”) and Fluxys, signed a Land Lease Agreement with the Rostock Port for construction of a mid-scale LNG transshipment terminal located in the port of Rostock in Germany.
Joint venture will design, construct, finance, own and operate a mid-scale LNG transshipment terminal (the “LNG Terminal”) with capacity of approximately 300 thousand tons per annum in the port of Rostock. The LNG Terminal will receive LNG carriers from the Cryogas-Vysotsk liquefaction facility that NOVATEK is currently constructing in the port of Vysotsk located near the Saint-Petersburg area and further LNG deliveries to the consumer market will be made via trucks. The LNG Terminal will also have an option of bunkering and loading of bunkering vessels.
“One of our LNG strategic initiatives is to develop small- to medium-tonnage projects to target niche markets and customer segments.” noted Leonid Mikhelson, NOVATEK’s Chairman of the Management Board, “This approach allows us to build effective marketing channels on different markets. Moreover, the LNG Terminal at Rostock allows us to market LNG as a marine fuel and motor fuel instead of diesel and fuel oil that will contribute to decreasing emissions and improving the environment.”
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”.