MILAN, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia's Sakhalin II liquefiednatural gas (LNG) export plant awarded four cargoes in a recenttender, to Shell, Gazprom and Japanese trading house Marubeni,trade sources said.
The export plant launched a tender to sell four LNG cargoesseveral weeks ago.
Marubeni acquired its cargo on behalf of Japanese utilityKyushu Electric, three traders said.
One source said Gazprom took receipt of two cargoes. (Reporting by Oleg Vukmanovic; Editing by Pravin Char)