Russian LNG 2 Construction Yard Welcomes Final Module and Arrival of Hundreds of Chinese Workers Russian gas producer Novatek continues to assemble the next production line for Arctic LNG 2 all the while it shutters liquefaction of natural gas at the facility due to a lack of ice-capable LNG carriers. The company will look to the summer months, when conventional carriers can reach the project, to initiate shipments. The first conventional LNG carrier received a permit for the Northern Sea Route last week.