A tanker at the LNG export terminal of the Sakhalin-2 project. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 24 New operator of the Sakhalin II project, Sakhalin Energy, has canceled liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to at least one Asian buyer due to payment and delays in signing renegotiated contracts, Bloomberg reported, citing traders. Sakhalin Energy, a new operator set up by Moscow to tighten control over a liquefied natural gas facility in the Russian Far East, has canceled deliveries to at least one buyer in North Asia from — for payment issues, as well as delays in signing renegotiated contracts,» writes Bloomberg.Scholz's failure in trying to find a replacement for Russian gas has been acknowledged in Germany. Sakhalin Energy LLC officially began operations as the project's new operator on 19 August. Then, according to the agency, buyers were invited to conclude new deals and send payments to Moscow banks. According to his interlocutors, only a few buyers have signed renegotiated contracts, which could jeopardize the supply of liquefied gas to markets including Japan and South Korea. rubles, if due to foreign sanctions there are problems with payment in dollars. Sakhalin-2 is an oil and gas project that develops two fields in the northeast of the Sakhalin shelf: Piltun-Astokhskoye (mainly oil) and Lunskoye (mainly gas) , as well as a gas liquefaction plant with a design capacity of 9.6 million tons per year. On June 30, 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 foreign states. He ordered to change the operator of the Sakhalin-2 project to a new, Russian, legal entity, and the preservation of a share in it by foreigners is now in question. In the former operator — Sakhalin Energy — Gazprom owned 50% plus one share, Shell — 27.5% minus one share, Mitsui — 12.5%, Mitsubishi — 10%.
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