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Wednesday, 08 November 2006 16:42

News Index April

A round-up of latest events, company statements, industry reports and people in the news
Published in April 2006
Tuesday, 07 November 2006 11:36

Shtokman LNG project may cost $40Bln

Gazprom’s biggest ever project is on the global scale as an investment, but also on the global scale in terms of risk

The Russian company will be disappointed with what Chevron, Total, ConocoPhillps, Statoil and Hydro have put on the table

John McKay, London


Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom, whose announcement of partners for the Shtokman LNG project has repeatedly been delayed, is continuing to create doubts in the minds of investors about its determination to push the project forward and about the likely final costs.

The cost of the venture was initially put at $10 billion. Gazprom’s latest estimate is around $14Bln, but that is just for Phase I. Analysts now say that the whole project could cost between $35Bln and $40Bln, while the planned start-up of 2010 has already slipped to 2012.
Published in June 2006
Significant investment in the continent’s import terminal network will have to continue at the current pace

Karim Nassif and William Ferara

The share of liquefied natural gas as a proportion of total natural gas demand is set to grow in Western Europe, with LNG suppliers and importers among the key beneficiaries.

Published in Sep 2006