Reference
The draft directive on introducing changes to Government Directive No. 1713-r of 11 October 2010 was submitted by the Ministry of Energy in execution of Sub-Clause “f” of Clause 1 of the List of Presidential Instructions No. Pr-2416 of 15 October 2013.
The signed directive introduces the following changes to the comprehensive plan for expanding liquefied natural gas production on the Yamal Peninsula:
· Extending tax and customs privileges to the extraction of mineral resources at deposits located on the Gydan Peninsula, provided that, under license agreements for their extraction, natural gas thus produced will be delivered to the liquefied natural gas plant now under construction on the Yamal Peninsula;
· Adjusting various measures stipulated by the comprehensive plan for expanding the production of liquefied natural gas at the Salmanovskoye (Utrenneye) and Geofizicheskoye oil and gas condensate deposits.
Moreover, the directive augments Clause 9 of Government Directive No. 1713-r of 11 October 2010 and advises federal and regional executive agencies as well as local governments of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area to help reduce specific deadlines linked with the allocation of Gulf of Ob sections for geological prospecting operations, for the extraction of mineral resources, and for the construction of pipelines.