30 May 2011 14:25

Yamal LNG capacity may triple with gas from nearby fields

MOSCOW. May 30 (Interfax) - The capacity of the Yamal LNG project may be tripled in order to handle gas from nearby fields, the head of finance and strategic development at NOVATEK , Kirill Yanovsky, said at parliamentary hearings on the gas industry in the State Duma.

The LNG plant will initially have capacity for 15 million tonnes a year. That will increase by 100%-200% using gas from fields on Yamal, Gydan and Ob Gulf, he said.

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