Novatek has suspended work on promising projects, except for the first stage of Arctic LNG-2, Kommersant sources told Kommersant. The first stage of the plant is to be launched in 2023, the second is planned for 2024 and the third for 2025. The company still has plans to begin transportation of the first floating platform by the end of August. The fate of the second and third is less clear because of TotalEnergies' refusal to continue investing in the project as well as possible difficulties in obtaining equipment.