Putin:Russia is ready to increase natural gas supplies to Japan

Russia is ready to supply energy products, such as coal, gas and oil to Japan. The Russian government are also about to work out the scheme of energy products shipment from Sakhalin. The Prime Minister of Russia V.Putin stated about it during the meeting on the fuel and energy sector's development of the Far East and Eastern Siberia in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, they stated in the press-service of the government of Russia to IA REGNUM on March 20.


Putin said there are some damaged capacities at the nuclear power plant because of the earthquake and tsunami, and they are to be replaced.” “The Russian Federation is ready to provide any necessary help to our partners, the head of the government said. Our colleges are, probably, to adjust the structure of the energy balance and we are ready to contribute to it and to supply gas, coal and oil too, and to work out an  electric power shipment scheme from Sakhalin. Such a project has been considered before, we mean cable.”


“We expect constructive dialogue with our partners from Japan,-V.Putin added. For instance, we offer to Japanese companies to join the  implementation of our largest energy projects in the Far East and Eastern Siberia, i.e. the development of large deposits. It will require time. If quick help is necessary, we can offer such a variant of development to our partners, coordinated with our European partners, first of all.”


To date, Gazprom is ready to increase natural gas supplies to by Europe 60 million cubic meters, which is almost equal to 40 thousand tons of liquefied natural gas a day. The volume of liquefied natural gas can be sent to Japan.”


“We can increase supplies via a pipeline to Japan, while those tankers, which go to Europe,can  turn back and go to Japan too. It is only possible as a result of coordinated actions with our European partners, and in case our Japan friends are interested in that. We can do that immediately,” V.Putin said.


“Such a large-scale operation of Russia and the EU can help Japan in the energy sector, providing 1 million tons of liquefied natural gas supply during 1 month. While up to 6 billion cubic meters of pipeline gas can be supplied to Europe from Russia during 100 days.Japanwill get extra 4 million tons of liquefied natural gas. We can start immediately. We are ready for that,” the head of the government concluded.


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Translated by Iraida Idiyatova


 


 

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