Novak announced discussions with the US on gas production and liquefaction projects in the Arctic Russia and the US are discussing Arctic projects for the production and liquefaction of natural gas, the United States has an interest in Russian infrastructure, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. "(The projects discussed with the US - AM) are mainly, of course, if we are talking about the Arctic region, it is the development of fields or participation in joint projects for natural gas liquefaction," he said. "That is, those regions that are actively developing in Russia today.