project was led by Novatek

The project was led by Novatek (50.1%) in a consortium formed together with TotalEnergies (20%) and the Chinese CNPC (20%) and Silk Road Fund (9.9%). It reached Final Investment Decision (FID) in late 2013, a few months before the Euromaidan and the pro-Russian protest in eastern Ukraine, which eventually led to the Russian-Ukrainian war. The project advanced despite US sanctions restricting Novatek’s แทงบอลยูโร