Govt allows 28 foreign ships to carry LNG via Northeast Passage

MOSCOW, Mar 18 (PRIME) -- The Russian government allowed 28 ships under foreign flags to transport locally produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas condensate along the Northeast Passage until December 30, 2043, according to a statement seen by PRIME on Monday.

The permission covers ships with at least 15-year freight contracts carrying LNG or gas condensate from the Port of Sabetta to the first port of unloading or transshipment and ships carrying gas from the Port of Sabetta to the ports of Murmansk or Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

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