NOVATEK, Sberbank and Gazprombank sign MOU on financing construction of gas chemical plant
The plant in close proximity to Sabetta is to produce low-carbon ammonia, hydrogen, as well as other gas chemistry products
As part of today’s Saint-Petersburg International Economic Forum, PAO NOVATEK, PJSC Sberbank, and JSC Gazprombank signed a Memorandum of Understanding on financing the construction of a gas chemical plant on the Yamal peninsula.
The Parties intend to organize financing to construct a gas chemical plant in close proximity to Sabetta to produce low-carbon ammonia, hydrogen, as well as other gas chemistry products that reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
“Ammonia is a promising low-carbon fuel in great demand in the chemical industry, and an efficient transport carrier of hydrogen,” noted Leonid Mikhelson, NOVATEK’s Chairman of the Management Board. “The Company is considering various concepts for a gas chemical plant in order to select the most efficient option. We plan to capture the carbon dioxide emitted from the ammonia production by injecting the CO2 into underground reservoirs to ensure the supply of clean energy to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.”
PAO NOVATEK is the largest independent natural gas producer in Russia, and in 2017, entered the global LNG 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”.
