Novatek decided to independently finance R&D and developers of LNG equipment, the maximum amount could be ₽30 billion. "We have recently decided to finance ourselves those reliable suppliers with whom we can sign understandable expenses and understandable terms of guaranteeing production," said head of Novatek Leonid Mikhelson. Earlier, the company asked the state to allocate ₽24 billion for the creation of Russian gas liquefaction technology, but was refused.