Japan announced its intention to maintain participation in the Sakhalin-2 project

There are no changes in the fact that we want to preserve our rights and interests (in the project. -

) ”, TASS quotes him.

According to Japanese Cabinet Secretary General Hirokazu Matsuno, the project is extremely important in terms of electricity and stable gas supplies: Sakhalin 2 accounts for about 8% of Japanese LNG imports.

At the end of June, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the application of special economic measures in the fuel and energy sector in connection with the unfriendly actions of a number of countries.

According to the document, Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the Sakhalin-2 project, will be replaced by a new legal entity - Russian.

The Russian government has published a resolution on the establishment of Sakhalin Energy LLC, which will become the operator of the Sakhalin-2 PSA.

Andrey Oleinikov, the current head of the Sakhalin Energy branch, will become the manager of the newly created company.