Novatek reduces completion of Murmansk LNG terminal by three years - to 2030
MOSCOW. Jan 20 (Interfax) - The construction schedule for the Murmansk LNG terminal (MLNG) in the Kola Bay of the Barents Sea has been adjusted, the completion of work has been postponed from 2033 to 2030, according to the materials of the preliminary environmental impact assessment (EIA) submitted for public discussion, which Interfax has reviewed.
The new design documentation of JSC LenmorNIIproekt states that the construction will be divided into six stages. The first stage will last from 2027 to 2029. The second - from 2028 to 2029. The third, fifth and sixth stages - from 2027 to 2030. The fourth stage is from 2029 to 2030.
The materials were already submitted for public discussion in 2024. The documentation of LenmorNIIproekt stated that the construction of the Murmansk LNG terminal is planned to be divided into seven stages from 2025 to 2033.
The MLNG terminal is designed to ensure year-round reception of vessels, maintain maritime operation safety, facilitate LNG loading onto maritime vessels, support the operation of the gravity-based MLNG plant at which gas liquefaction modules are installed, and provide maintenance work at the plant. It is planned that two gravity-based units will be installed on prepared foundations at the bottom of Kola Bay.
The cargo turnover of each gravity-based unit will amount to 6.8 million tonnes of LNG per year, or a total of 13.6 million tonnes annually, according to documentation.
The design process took into account the calculated specifications of various vessel types.
According to the project documentation, the MLNG terminal will be located between the village of Belokamenka and the Kulonga river in the northwestern part of Kola Bay's middle section in the Barents Sea. A total of five location options were considered for the terminal, but this site has certain advantages. In particular, these are its proximity to NOVATEK's Center for the Construction of Large-Tonnage Marine Structures (CCLTMS) in Belokamenka, as well as the possibility of utilizing the infrastructure developed for the CCLTMS.
