Russian firm NOVATEK ships first liquefied natural gas cargo to UAE

Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer NOVATEK has confirmed the arrival of the company’s first LNG cargo to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The LNG cargo was shipped by the company’s subsidiary NOVATEK Gas & Power Asia from the Yamal LNG project to the UAE.

The Yamal LNG project is located near Sabetta in the Yamal peninsula in Russia. It includes the development of the South Tambey (Tambeyskoye) gas field, located near Sabetta in the Yamal peninsula in Russia.

NOVATEK executes the project through its subsidiary Yamal LNG.

The cargo to UAE was delivered onboard the “Yamal Spirit” LNG tanker under a spot contract. It was unloaded at the country’s Jebel Ali LNG Terminal, in line with the delivery schedule of the contract.

NOVATEK management board deputy chairman Lev Feodosyev said: “With our first shipment to the United Arab Emirates, we are expanding the geography of our LNG supplies.

“The high-quality resource base in the Russian Arctic region, state-of-the-art technologies implemented by NOVATEK’s LNG projects and our proven logistics solutions ensure cost-competitive supplies to almost any global LNG markets.”

Recently, NOVATEK launched the first small-scale LNG plant in the Chelyabinsk region in Magnitogorsk, Russia.

Last month, NOVATEK Gas & Power Asia had shipped first cargo from the Yamal LNG project to Japan.

In December last year, NOVATEK announced the delivery of first LNG cargo from Yamal LNG project to Bangladesh. This shipment was made as part of the long-term offtake agreement with French energy firm Total.