MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A new Arc5 ice-class tanker, Boris Sokolov, is heading to the Russian port of Sabetta on the Northern Sea Route along the Arctic coast to load a stable gas condensate cargo from the Yamal LNG project, Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Monday. It is due to arrive on Jan.7 after setting out from the port of Nansha in the South China Sea on Dec. … [Read more...]
Yamal LNG Reaches Full Capacity Ahead of Schedule
One year since the first shipment liquified natural gas was lifted from the Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic, the 16.5 million tons-per-year plant has reached full capacity with the commissioning of the plant's third LNG train. Yamal LNG's first train began production in late 2017, followed by trains 2 and 3 in July 2018 and November 2018, respectively. Russian LNG … [Read more...]
U.S. Slams Russia’s Yamal LNG Transfers in Norwegian Waters
By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos OSLO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Allowing ship-to-ship transfers in Norwegian waters from Yamal in Arctic Russia, one of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, undercuts Europe's energy diversification efforts, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. By transferring LNG to more conventional tankers in Norway, the Arctic vessels cut … [Read more...]
Russia’s Yamal LNG Set for 160 Ship-to-Ship Transfers in Norway by Mid-2019
By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos OSLO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Yamal, one of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Arctic Russia, is expected to export as much as 11.7 million tonnes of LNG in the next seven months through Norway, according to the port hosting its ship-to-ship operations and Reuters calculations. The ramp-up in output puts the Novatek … [Read more...]
Icebreaking LNG Carrier Completes First Ship-to-Ship Transfer of Yamal LNG
The LNG carrier Pskov has completed the first ship-to-ship transfer of liquified natural gas produced at the Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic, Russian shipping firm SCF Group said Monday. The cargo transshipment was carried out at the safe anchorage off the port of Honningsvåg, Norway, where the Pskov met up with the Yamal LNG-chartered icebreaking LNG carrier … [Read more...]