“It is realistic for Russia to consider 120 million tons by 2030.

We must do this, "RIA Novosti Mikhelson quotes.

According to him, at the moment, Russian production is a little over 30 million tons.

He added that NOVATEK is capable of producing about 66-67 million tons of LNG by 2030, but a resource base is needed.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that in 2021 Russia had a record for gas consumption in the domestic market.