Gazprom starts delivering gas to small-scale natural gas liquefaction complexes in Tver and Tyumen Regions
RELEASE
Release
Today, the ceremony for the launch of gas supplies to two small-scale natural gas liquefaction complexes (NGLCs) located in the Tver and Tyumen Regions was held at the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2023.
Taking part in the event were Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Alexey Kakhidze, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom LNG Technologies.
Alexey Miller and Alexey Kakhidze, Chairman of Board of Directors of Gazprom LNG Technologies
The complexes were built by Gazprom LNG Technologies.
In the Tyumen Region, the NGLC is situated near the Tobolskaya gas distribution station which is operated by Gazprom Transgaz Surgut. The capacity of the complex is 5 tons of LNG per hour (or 42,000 tons per year).
In the Tver Region, the NGLC is situated near the Konakovo GDS which is operated by Gazprom Transgaz Moscow. The capacity of the complex is 0.75 tons of LNG per hour (or 6,000 tons per year).
Both complexes are the first liquefied natural gas production capacities in said regions. The main consumers of the products delivered by the NGLCs will be regional transportation organizations and transit transport.
Background
Gazprom LNG Technologies is a special-purpose company set up to implement Gazprom's projects aimed at developing the LNG production and marketing infrastructure for the use of LNG as a motor fuel in transport and in off-grid energy supplies.