CNOOC Limited announced that the Company has signed a Heads of Agreement with JSC Novatek, a Russian gas producer, for the acquisition of 10% interest of the LNG 2 project.

The Arctic LNG 2 Project is located on the Gydan Peninsula, Russia and the second large onshore conventional natural gas project led by JSC Novatek, which contains the development and production of Utrenneye gas field and the construction and operation of three LNG trains.

The completion of the transaction is subject to the conclusions of due diligence, signing of the Sales and Purchase Agreement, and approval by the Company’s Board of Directors as well as that by Chinese and Russian authorities (if needed).

About the Arctic LNG 2 project

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 7,981 million barrels of oil equivalent. Under the Russian classification reserves totaled 13,835 million barrels of oil equivalent. OOO Arctic LNG 2 owns an LNG export license.

About CNOOC

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (SEHK: 00883, NYSE: CEO, TSX: CNU), the largest offshore oil and gas producer in China, is a mega government owned company operating directly under the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

About NOVATEK

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”.