The energy company has long considered LNG as an alternative for the gas-rich Yamal Peninsula. Now, the company board requests Gazprom subsidiaries to prepare documentation on the construction of an integrated LNG plant for the area, a press release reads.
Gazprom is currently in the process of preparing for production in Bovanenkovo, the biggest gas field in the peninsula. A 1100 km long pipeline to Ukhta (Komi Republic) is to connect the 4,9 trillion cubic meter field with the existing pipeline grid. In addition, a railway is built to the field site.
