ST PETERSBURG, Russia- Russian natural gas producer Novatek could make a decision in the second half of 2019 on investments in the Arctic LNG-2 project which it is running, Novatek CEO Leonid Mikhelson said on Thursday.
Mikhelson also said Italy's Saipem planned to take part in a tender to build a drilling platform for the project, and that Novatek was also continuing talks with Saudi Arabia about its possible participation in the project.
(Reporting by Oksana Kobzeva Writing by Tom Balmforth Editing by Vladimir Soldatkin) ((tom.balmforth@thomsonreuters.com;))
