At the ceremony to launch the third train of the Yamal gas liquefaction plant, Russia’s Prime Minister delivered some remarks, government webpage reported, citing him as saying, “This project is truly unique. Over 60,000 people and about 700 companies from 55 regions of our country have worked on it.”
“The construction of the plant was carried out in the extremely difficult, very onerous, harsh conditions of the Arctic. It began in April 2014 and was completed almost a year ahead of schedule. Today’s success is shared by Novatek, its partners – the French company Total, China’s CNPC, the Silk Road Fund, and of course, our business partners from Europe and Asia who have invested in the project and contributed to its implementation,” he noted.
“This is definitely a landmark enterprise and significant confirmation of the reliability of our partnership with other states – in this case, with France and China,” Medvedev stressed, adding “Yamal LNG will stimulate the development of transnational infrastructure, first of all the Northern Sea Route – the transport corridor connecting Europe and Asia.”