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september 13, 2018 - Gazprom

Gazprom and Mitsui sign Memorandum of Understanding on Baltic LNG project

A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the #gazprom Management Committee, and #masamiiijima, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., took place today at the 4th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

The parties discussed the ongoing cooperation on the Sakhalin II project and the prospects for collaboration between the companies. In particular, the meeting addressed the construction of the third train of the Sakhalin II LNG plant. #alexeymiller and #masamiiijima also considered the avenues for cooperation in the area of small- and mid-scale LNG in the Far East. 

As part of the meeting, #gazprom and #Mitsui signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Baltic LNG project.


Background

Japan’s #Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) is focused on the development, purchase and sale, distribution and processing of all types of Energy products in Japan and overseas, as well as on financial activities.

Gazprom and #Mitsui are partners in the Sakhalin II project, which includes Russia's first LNG plant. The Sakhalin II operator is Sakhalin #Energy Investment Company Ltd.

In September 2016, #gazprom and Mitsui signed the Memorandum of Understanding on LNG bunkering.

In December 2016, #gazprom and Mitsui signed the Agreement of Strategic Cooperation. The document envisages collaboration in various areas, including Sakhalin II project expansion and LNG bunkering.

In September 2017, #gazprom and Mitsui inked the Framework Agreement for cooperation on small- and mid-scale LNG.

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