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Gazprom wins Yamal gas licence

PROJECTS & RUSSIA’S state-owned Gazprom has won a Gazprom’s largest gas projects, which is under-
COMPANIES licence to explore and develop the Vostoch- going an expansion to take its output to 115 bcm.
no-Bovanenkovsky block on the Yamal Penin- It is also situated next to the Verkhnetiuteyskoye
sula, the country’s natural resources ministry and Zapadno-Seyakhinskoye fields controlled
reported on March 30. by Novatek’s Obsky LNG subsidiary, and the
The company paid RUB386mn ($5mn) for Malotambeysky licence area held by a company
the licence after winning a state-held auction. called Novokhim.
The starting price for bids in that contest was Both Gazprom and Novatek are scrambling
RUB297mn, and offers were also submitted by to build up their resource base in the Arctic. The
Novatek subsidiaries Arctic LNG-1 and Obsky former wants to develop new fields to replace
LNG, according to the ministry. depleting ones that serve the European market,
The Vostochno-Bovanenkovsky block as well as supply China via the planned Power of
contains some 19.2bn cubic metres of gas Siberia 2 pipeline through Mongolia. Novatek,
in C1+C2 resources, plus 331.1 bcm of gas, on the other hand, wants to underpin new lique-
5.8mn tonnes (42.5mn barrels) of oil and faction projects in the Arctic.
21.7mn tonnes of condensate in D1-category In late March Novatek also won rights
resources. Its D2 resources are assessed at 36.8 to a new block in the Russian Arctic. It paid
bcm of gas, 23.2mn tonnes of oil and 9.3mn RUB775mn ($10.2mn) for a 30-year licence
tonnes of condensate. for the Severo-Gydansky block, situated on the
The 3,200-square km licence area lies adja- Gydan Peninsula east of Yamal, after winning
cent to the Bovanenkovskoye field, one of an auction.™

NEWS IN BRIEF

ASIA EUROPE strict safety standards. This will translate
into increased operational flexibility and
Chevron and Hokkaido Gas GTT continues to innovate substantial cost saving for the ship-owners.
Philippe Berterottière, Chairman and CEO
sign LNG agreement in smart shipping with of GTT, said: “Artificial intelligence combined
with the expertise of GTT’s teams has
Chevron today announced its wholly-owned the launch of a cutting- made it possible to develop a unique digital
subsidiary Chevron USA (Singapore Branch) solution to optimise the frequency of tank
(CUSA) has signed a binding sale and edge digital solution maintenance, while guaranteeing the highest
purchase agreement (SPA) with Hokkaido Gas safety standard. With this new cutting-edge
for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for LNG membrane tank digital solution, GTT is putting its innovation
from Chevron’s global LNG portfolio to the and technological know-how at the service
Hokkaido area. maintenance of ship-owners, in order to help them adapt
Under the agreement, CUSA will supply to an increasingly demanding commercial
Hokkaido Gas with about a half million tons GTT has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) environment.”
of LNG over a period of five years starting from Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, Matthieu de Tugny, Executive Vice
April 2022. inspection and certification. The Approval President Marine & Offshore at Bureau
“We are delighted to design and execute a is related to the use of a digital solution for Veritas, added: “Digitalization combined
sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with our sloshing activity assessment in the Framework with artificial intelligence is a major
new partner Hokkaido Gas that will bring of Class Survey in order to optimise the LNG transformation for the shipping industry
Chevron LNG directly to Hokkaido, a key membrane tank maintenance frequency. bringing new challenges and opportunities.
growth area. It broadens our customer base This digital solution is based on GTT’s I am proud Bureau Veritas helped GTT to
in Japan, a market that is foundational to “Sloshing Virtual Sensor” technology, using pioneer this digital solution for sloshing
our LNG business. This new SPA represents the tank digital twin[1], also designed by activity assessment in the framework of
Chevron’s commitment to collaborate with GTT, and the real-time operational data of class survey (using sloshing model tests,
Hokkaido Gas in diversifying energy solutions the floating units (FSRU[2], FLNG[3] and real-time operational data and machine
and advancing a lower carbon future in the LNGC[4]) to monitor the evolution of critical learning) with the highest safety standards.
Hokkaido area,” said John Kuehn, president of parameters with regards to the tank integrity. This demonstrates not only our technical
Chevron Global Gas, a division of CUSA. Combined with an appropriate risk expertise in the fields of sloshing for gas
CHEVRON, April 07, 2021 analysis, the solution can support Alternative carriers but also our strong competencies
Survey Plans aiming at optimising the in digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
tank maintenance while complying with Our role remains more than ever to help the

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