Far East LNG Terminal

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Far East LNG Terminal (Russian: Дальневосточный СПГ), also known as Sakhalin I LNG Terminal (Russian: Сахалин-1), is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal proposed in Russia.

Location

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Project details

• Operator: Sakhalin-1 LLC
• Owner: JSC Sakhalinmorneftegaz-Shelf [11.5%], JSC RN-Astra [8.5%], SODECO [30%], ONGC [20%]
• Parent company: Rosneft [20%], SODECO [30%], ONGC [20%]
• Location: De Kastri, Khobarovsk Krai, Russia
• Coordinates: 51.473482, 140.777540 (approximate)
• Capacity: 6.2 mtpa, 0.89 bcfd
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start year: 2027
• Cost: US$ 4.2 billion

Expansion projects

• Operator: Sakhalin-1 LLC
• Owner: JSC Sakhalinmorneftegaz-Shelf [11.5%], JSC RN-Astra [8.5%], SODECO [30%], ONGC [20%]
• Parent company: Rosneft [20%], SODECO [30%], ONGC [20%]
• Location: De Kastri, Khobarovsk Krai, Russia
• Coordinates: 51.473482, 140.777540 (approximate)
• Capacity: 10 mtpa
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start year: 2035

Background

The Sakhalin-I consortium, consisting of ExxonMobil's subsidiary Exxon Neftegas (30%), Sakhalinmorneftegas-Shelf (11.5%), RN-Astra (8.5%), ONGC Videsh (20%), proposed an LNG project in De Kastri in Khabarovsk Krai in 2018. The plans included an engineering design contract in the spring of 2020, a final investment decision in 2021, and begin production in 2027.

In 2021, Rosneft told the government that it may add 10 mtpa of LNG capacity to its plans for the Far East Terminal. It's unclear how many trains will be added for the newly proposed capacity. The new train, or trains, in De-Kastri are unlikely to become operational before 2035.

In March 2022, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Exxon announced that it would withdraw from all of its oil and gas operations in Russia, potentially dealing a fatal blow to the Far East LNG Terminal project. Exxon left the Sakhalin-I Consortium, freezing the project. Russia appointed a new operator for Sakhalin-I consortium, Sakhalin-1 LLC, with the same member list except Exxon. It's unclear whether Exxon's share would be transferred to another company.

In February 2024, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia A. Novak stated that the project is still expected to go ahead and is crucial for increasing production in the Sakhalin LNG cluster.