Yamal LNG’s total debt financing is estimated at US$18 to $19 billion, according to Leonid Mikhelson, CEO of the project’s operator Novatek.
He added that the project is set to secure additional external financing soon, Reuters reports.
First vice president of China National Petroleum Corp, a partner in the project, Wang Zhongcai was recently quoted as saying that talks have started regarding $10 billion in loans with Chinese banks.
The project had already secured $4.1 billion loan from Sberbank and Gazprombank which was also confirmed at Novatek’s annual general meeting of shareholders.
Shareholders in the Yamal LNG project include Novatek with a 50.1 percent stake, Total and CNPC with a 20 percent stake each and SRF with a 9.9 percent stake.
The 16.5 mtpa facility is expected to start producing liquefied natural gas from its Train 1 during 2017.
Novatek’s new board of directors
During the annual general meeting held on Friday Novatek elected a new board of directors comprising:
Alexander Natalenko was elected chairman of the board during the first meeting that followed the AGM, while members of three board committees have also been elected.
LNG World News Staff