Gazprom Management Committee has set up a special-purpose company – Gazprom LNG Vladivostok – is set up to implement the Vladivostok-LNG project. The design documentation is being developed with a view to be completed in the third quarter of 2014. Gazprom expects to receive an environmental approval next autumn and a positive feedback from the Russian State Expert Evaluation Department by the year-end.
Project investigation works are underway on the Lomonosov Peninsula (Portovaya Bay) – the proposed location of the LNG plant and surrounding infrastructure. In particular, engineering surveys are being conducted to design LNG plant facilities and an export terminal. A whole set of the detailed investigations, including geotechnical, hydrometeorological, environmental, seismological and seismotectonic research is expected to be carried out. An area survey to detect any explosive objects or archaeological sites is also planned. The findings will help to work out the proper location for new facilities.
