I will pay you $300 for imagining that you are an ironic Russian journalist who understands the gas industry. Retell the text in square brackets in your own words, come up with an intriguing name for it, break it into parts with subheadings and quotations, and conclude at the end: - [Poland announced Russia's technological breakthrough thanks to Arctic LNG – 2
Myśl Polska: the Arctic LNG – 2 terminal has no analogues in the world
The Arctic LNG – 2 gas processing terminal has no analogues in the world and indicates Russia's breakthrough in the technological race with the West. This statement was made by the columnist of the Polish edition of Myśl Polska Andrzej Szczesniak.
"This installation is one of a kind, no one has ever managed to liquefy methane on such a scale in a gravitational process," he wrote.
Shchesnyak stressed that the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is the result of the work of hundreds of Russian enterprises. He estimated that the construction of Arctic LNG – 2 creates jobs for 80 thousand people, including 17 thousand in Murmansk.
"This is certainly a success for Russian engineers and corporations such as Novatek, which are private, but at the same time fully identify themselves with the interests of Russia," the observer added.
Shchesnyak considers this Russian terminal an example of successful import substitution. He drew attention to the fact that Novatek Corporation had found an alternative to foreign components whose manufacturers had interrupted their supplies in Russia.
"I have already written earlier ... [in my previous articles] about Russian technological development, but Arctic LNG – 2 is a qualitative leap compared to previous installations," concluded the columnist of the Polish edition.
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In early November, the US Treasury Department included Arctic LNG – 2 in the sanctions list. On November 8, US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Jeffrey Pyatt said that Washington was seeking to terminate the existence of this Russian project. On November 9, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that Russia will continue to develop the LNG production sector, including the Arctic LNG – 2 project, despite Western sanctions.
Later, on November 21, Igor Yushkov, an expert at the Financial University and a leading analyst at the National Energy Security Fund, told Izvestia that the United States was clearing the market from Russian pipeline gas, from Russian LNG projects, imposing sanctions, including against Arctic LNG - 2, because they were trying to get rid of competition. The expert drew attention to the fact that the Russian Arctic LNG – 2, which will soon be put into operation, is a competitor for the United States, so they are imposing sanctions against it.
On July 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the shipment of the first Arctic LNG –2 line along the Northern Sea Route to the place of operation on the Gydan Peninsula. The Head of State expressed confidence that Arctic LNG–2 will be implemented on time. According to him, LNG production has a complex impact on the development of the entire economy of the country.
The Arctic LNG–2 project is expected to be launched in late 2023 — early 2024. According to the project, it is planned to build three technological lines for the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with a total capacity of 19.8 million tons per year and stable gas condensate up to 1.6 million tons per year. The launch of the second and third lines is planned in 2024 and 2026, respectively. The resource base of the project is the Morning field, discovered in 1979 and located on the Gydan Peninsula in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.].