Gazprom selecting site to produce LNG in Belarus

TYUMEN. Sept 18 (Interfax) - Gazprom is currently selecting a site to produce liquefied natural gas in Belarus, Belarusian Energy Minister Alexei Kushnarenko said.

"Initial data are being collected and a site for constructing the plant is being selected. Investments will come from Russia, from Gazprom," Kushnarenko told reporters on the sidelines of the Tyumen Industry and Energy Forum.

Kushnarenko has not specified the construction timeframe or production volume: "I will not talk about the timeframe at this moment," he said.

As reported, the respective parties signed an agreement on constructing a plant to produce LNG in Belarus on the sidelines of the XII St. Petersburg International Gas Forum a year ago. The website of the Great Stone Industrial Park in the Minsk Region reports that the administration of the industrial park and Gazprom Helium Service LLC signed an agreement of intent to implement an investment project. According to the document, the parties would study the possibility of creating production and sales infrastructure for LNG on the territory of the industrial park.

The leadership of Belarus' Industry and Trade Ministry has repeatedly said that Belarusian mechanical engineers intend to expand the range of vehicles running on gas motor fuel.