Murmansk LNG Terminal

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Murmansk LNG Terminal (Мурманский СПГ) is a proposed LNG terminal in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Location

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Project details

Train 1

• Operator: Murmansk LNG LLC
• Owner: Murmansk LNG LLC
• Parent company: Novatek
• Location: Murmansk Oblast, Russia
• Coordinates: 69.27668704, 33.61763022 (approximate)
• Capacity: 6.8 mtpa
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start year: 2027

Train 2

• Operator: Murmansk LNG LLC
• Owner: Murmansk LNG LLC
• Parent company: Novatek
• Location: Murmansk Oblast, Russia
• Coordinates: 69.27668704, 33.61763022 (approximate)
• Capacity: 6.8 mtpa
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start year: 2029

Train 3

• Operator: Murmansk LNG LLC
• Owner: Murmansk LNG LLC
• Parent company: Novatek
• Location: Murmansk Oblast, Russia
• Coordinates: 69.27668704, 33.61763022 (approximate)
• Capacity: 6.8 mtpa
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start year: 2029

Background

The LNG plant might source electricity from Kola nuclear power plant, reducing costs that could incur from gas turbines.

Novatek announced that the project will use their own gas supplies from Yamal and Gydan fields, and will not procure gas from Gazprom. The project will use new technology, "Arctic mix", patented on June 13, 2023.

In July 2023, CEO Leonid Mikhelson said that Novatek was planning to start construction of the project in August 2024.

In December 2023, the project received priority approval from the government. The same month, Novatek established a new company for this project, Murmansk LNG LLC.

In April 2024, Novatek was considering using one of the trains from Arctic LNG 2 Terminal for this project.