By America Hernandez

PARIS, July 23 – ‌French oil ‌major TotalEnergies will exit ​its stake in the Arctic LNG 2 plant ‌in ⁠Russia, CEO Patrick Pouyanne said ⁠on Thursday.

The transfer of ​Total’s ​10% ​stake to ‌Nordline, a subsidiary of the plant’s majority owner Novatek, will be ‌completed in ​the ​short ​term, he ‌told analysts on ​a ​second-quarter results call.

(Reporting by America ​Hernandez ‌in Paris, Editing ​by Charlotte ​Van Campenhout)