Sakhalin-2 LNG plant reaches design capacity of 9.6 mtpa

摘要

Russia's Sakhalin-2 liquefaction plant has reached its design capacity of 9.6 mtpa, the head of Sakhalin Energy, Andrei Galaev, told the annual Sakhalin Oil and Gas 2010 conference in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk this week. He added that Sakhalin exports "now accounts for 5% of the global LNG market." Sakhalin Energy has produced about 6 million tonnes of LNG and about 3.7 million tonnes of oil since the beginning of the year, and drilling of seven gas wells has been completed at the Lunskoye field, according to Alexander Medvedev Deputy CEO of Gazprom speaking at the Sakhalin conference. Gazprom took control of the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 development from Shell in 2006.