Novatek says it is not involved in establishing ‘shadow fleet’ of LNG carriers

Russian LNG producer Novatek denied on Tuesday it is establishing a “shadow fleet” of LNG carriers to transport LNG from its Arctic LNG 2 project. “Due to increasing instances of misinformation being published in the media affecting the operations and the reputation of Novatek, please be informed that Novatek is one of the participants in…

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