NOVATEK Closes Sale of 10% in ArcticLNG 2 to TOTAL

NOVATEK Closes Sale of 10% Interest in Arctic LNG 2 to TOTAL

Moscow, 6 March 2019. PAO NOVATEK ("NOVATEK" and/or "the Company") announced today the closing of the sale of a 10% participation interest in Arctic LNG 2 Project ("Project") to TOTAL S.A. The deal parameters are in line with the binding agreement, signed at the 22nd Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in May 2018. Following the completion of the deal, the Company's participation interest in the Project decreased to 90%.

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The Arctic LNG 2 project envisages constructing three LNG trains at 6.6 million tons per annum each, using gravity-based structure (GBS) platforms. The Project is based on the hydrocarbon resources of the Utrenneye field. As of 31 December 2018, the Utrenneye field's 2P reserves under PRMS totaled 1,138 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 57 million tons of liquids. Under the Russian classification reserves totaled 1,978 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 105 million tons of liquids. OOO Arctic LNG 2 owns an LNG export license.

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PAO NOVATEK is one of the largest independent natural gas producers in Russia, and in 2017, entered the global gas market by successfully launching the Yamal LNG project. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The Company's upstream activities are concentrated mainly in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, which is the world's largest natural gas producing area and accounts for approximately 80% of Russia's natural gas production and approximately 15% of the world's gas production. NOVATEK is a public joint stock company established under the laws of the Russian Federation. The Company's shares are listed in Russia on Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol «NVTK».