The president of state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), Alexei Rakhmanov, told reporters that the board of directors still had to decide on the plan, however.
In June, Russia's government said domestic gas producer Novatek had signed an agreement with Gazprom to invest in the Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (FESRC) consortium, which is constructing Zvezda.
Gazprombank and Rosneft own 75%, with Sovcomflot also involved.
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