Politics as much at play as economics for Russian LNG
With half of Russia's federal budget coming from oil and gas revenues, Russia is looking in how to market its natural gas for a greater world share, but competition is tough, and transporting its supply over long distances is difficult and expensive. Russia is considering several LNG projects (...
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| Document Type: | Issue paper |
| Publisher: | Office of the Federal Coordinator (OFC) |
| Date: | July 2013 |
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| Online Access: | View Full Text |
| Library Holdings: | Print Versions |
| Summary: | With half of Russia's federal budget coming from oil and gas revenues, Russia is looking in how to market its natural gas for a greater world share, but competition is tough, and transporting its supply over long distances is difficult and expensive. Russia is considering several LNG projects (extending existing pipelines and adding new lines) for exporting its natural gas. ExxonMobil is partnering with Rosneft in Sakhalin, but Gazprom has been granted an export monopoly. |
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| Physical Description: | 8 pages |