Exclusive: Exxon, Rosneft To Educate Lng Establish Amongst Japanese, Indian Partners

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From Reuters, October 23:

Russia’s Rosneft (ROSN.MM) in addition to U.S. ExxonMobil (XOM.N) innovation to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) establish inwards a consortium amongst Indian in addition to Japanese partners, spreading the estimated $15 billion cost, 2 sources familiar amongst the talks said.

The 4 companies - Rosneft, Exxon, Japan’s SODECO in addition to India’s ONGC Videsh (ONGC.NS)(ONVI.NS) - are partners inwards the Sakhalin-1 grouping of fields that volition furnish the gas, merely Exxon in addition to Rosneft had initially planned to construct the LNG establish without the other consortium members.

As good equally spreading the costs amid to a greater extent than stakeholders, the broader interest of the participants may mitigate sanctions risk.

Initially, Rosneft in addition to Exxon unveiled their articulation plans to construct an LNG production site inwards Russia’s Far East to President Vladimir Putin inwards 2013.

But production of the super-cooled, seaborne gas has in addition to thus far failed to materialize for many reasons, including international sanctions against Moscow for its purpose inwards the Ukraine conflict.

LNG production itself is non bailiwick to sanctions, merely Russian companies stimulate got express access to fiscal markets due to the restrictions. Exxon had to function out about of its other novel articulation projects amongst Rosneft due to the West’s punitive measures against Moscow....MUCH MORE