Gazprom to supply more LNG cargoes to Japan in July
Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom plans shipment of two additional LNG cargoes to Japan in July to cover increased gas needs after the Fukushima disaster, a senior Gazprom official said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Pavel Oderov, head of Gazprom's foreign department, said Gazprom could cover all Japan's additional needs, including direct sales and extra pipeline deliveries to Europe to compensate for cargoes diverted to Japan.
The entire nameplate capacity of a Gazprom-led Pacific LNG project is contracted to consumers but the Sakhalin-2 consortium has been able to ramp up output since Japan's nuclear disaster, sending three additional cargoes so far.
Elsewhere on Sakhalin, Gazprom is aiming to end a long-running dispute about the fate of gas from the ExxonMobil (XOM.N) led Sakhalin-1 project this year with a final agreement to buy the gas for the Gazprom system.
Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Ananenkov said Gazprom wanted to buy the gas for delivery to domestic customers.
Pavel Oderov, head of Gazprom's foreign department, said Gazprom could cover all Japan's additional needs, including direct sales and extra pipeline deliveries to Europe to compensate for cargoes diverted to Japan.
The entire nameplate capacity of a Gazprom-led Pacific LNG project is contracted to consumers but the Sakhalin-2 consortium has been able to ramp up output since Japan's nuclear disaster, sending three additional cargoes so far.
Elsewhere on Sakhalin, Gazprom is aiming to end a long-running dispute about the fate of gas from the ExxonMobil (XOM.N) led Sakhalin-1 project this year with a final agreement to buy the gas for the Gazprom system.
Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Ananenkov said Gazprom wanted to buy the gas for delivery to domestic customers.
