Sakhalin II launches tender to sell four LNG cargoes

According to Reuters, the Sakhalin II LNG plant in Russia has launched a tender to sell four cargoes of LNG between September and October 2016.

The export plant is joint venture (JV) operated by Sakhalin Energy. Gazprom owns a 50% stake, whilst Royal Dutch Shell, Japan Mitsui and Diamond Gas – a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp. – own 27.5%, 12.5% and 10%, respectively.

Reuters reports that one of the cargoes will be loaded in October, whilst the first three will be loaded in September.

Edited from various sources by David Rowlands