Russia's Sakhalin 1 to build LNG plant - energy minister

FILE PHOTO: Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak adjusts glasses during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Astrakhan, Russia August 30, 2019. Sputnik/Dmitry Astakhov/Pool via REUTERS - Copyright SPUTNIK(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 05/09/2019 - 03:34•Updated 10/05/2024 - 07:02

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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's Sakhalin-1 consortium, led by ExxonMobil <XOM.N>, has decided to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday.

Novak, who was speaking to reporters at an economic forum in the Russian far eastern city of Vladivostok, did not provide any further detail.