MOSCOW, June 17 (Reuters) - Russia's Gazprom (GAZP.MM) expects liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from its Sakhalin-2 project to exceed five million tonnes this year, up from the initial plan of three million, an executive said on Wednesday.
Gazprom's export chief Alexander Medvedev told a news conference Sakhalin-2, which also involves Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and Japan's Mitsui (8031.T) and Mitsubishi (8058.T), would reach target capacity of 9.6 million tonnes next year.
The amount of Alaska LNG needed to make the Valdez terminal viable will never compete with Russia's ability to produce gas from Sakhalin and sell it to the Asian markets. Period.
The relative proximity of the Sakhalin export facilities to key Asian gas importers, such as Japan and South Korea, would push down transit costs for Asian consumers, giving Russia a competitive edge, analysts said.
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