Kommersant learned about Novatek’s readiness to buy Shell’s share in Sakhalin-2
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gas producing companyNovatek» is ready to buy Shell (27.5%) stake in the project «Sakhalin-2“, she has already reported this to the government, writes Kommersant, citing sources.
According to the newspaper, the company also asked to expedite the process of assessing the damage that Sakhalin-2 suffered from Shell’s activities.
February 21, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak informed about the absence of applications for the purchase of Shell shares. At the same time, he noted that the assessment of damage from the activities of foreign shareholders on the project would be completed in the near future. In December the government appreciated Shell’s share of 94.8 billion rubles.
At the end of June 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On the application of special economic measures in the fuel and energy complex in connection with the unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and international organizations.” In accordance with it, all rights and obligations of the former operator of the Sakhalin-2 project, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. were transferred to a specially created Sakhalin Energy LLC. The new operator announced the start of work on August 19.
The owner of the controlling stake in the Russian company was “Gazprom“. Earlier in the PSA project, Gazprom owned 50% plus 1 share, Shell – 27.5% minus 1 share, Japanese Mitsui and Mitsubishi – 12.5 and 10% respectively. On September 1, Shell refused to participate in the new operator, while Japanese companies preferred to keep their stakes in the project.
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