TotalEnergies stays in Russia’s Yamal LNG, supply says
French oil large TotalEnergies is just not leaving the Yamal LNG challenge for now, a supply aware of the matter stated on Friday, after the corporate determined to take a $3.7 billion write-off on its stake in Russia’s Novatek.
Yamal LNG produces liquefied pure fuel in Russia’s Arctic.
When requested if the corporate was remaining within the Yamal LNG enterprise, a spokesperson for TotalEnergies replied: “After all, since TotalEnergies, on the request of EU authorities, has to maintain guaranteeing that it continues to provide fuel to Europe by way of Yamal LNG.”
TotalEnergies owns 20 % within the challenge, whereas Novatek has a 50.1 % stake. China’s CNPC controls 20 %, whereas Silk Street Fund has 9.9 %.
Reporting by Reuters bureaus and Silvia Aloisi in Paris.
