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Yamal LNG coverage on gCaptain: Arc7 icebreaking tankers, polar sanctions, Arctic logistics, insurance, and how Russia’s Yamal LNG exports shape global LNG markets and security.


Monday, February 24, 2025
Russian Gas Condensate Deliveries to Europe Continue to Fly Under Radar
Energy

Russian Gas Condensate Deliveries to Europe Continue to Fly Under Radar

As Western attention remains focused on Russia’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas shadow fleet, a third type of fuel, gas condensate, continues to flow

February 24, 2025
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
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Shipping

Russia’s Yamal LNG Gets New Tanker for Ship-to-Ship Transfers

 Russia's liquefied natural gas plant Yamal LNG, led by Novatek, has acquired a new gas carrier for ship-to-ship operations near the Arctic port of

February 13, 2025
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Hazira LNG (liquefied natural gas), India. Photo Courtesy Shell
Energy

Russia Pitches Sanctioned Arctic LNG Cargoes to Indian Buyers

Russian officials have held meetings with Indian buyers this week in an effort to sell liquefied natural gas from a flagship export facility sanctioned by the

February 13, 2025
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Thursday, January 30, 2025
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Shipping

Russia’s Yamal LNG Acquires New Tanker

Jan 30 (Reuters) – Russia’s liquefied natural gas plant Yamal LNG, led by Novatek, has acquired a new gas carrier for ship-to-ship operations

January 30, 2025
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Monday, December 23, 2024
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Shipping

Russia’s LNG Shadow Fleet Resumes Operations After Months-Long Hiatus

Several vessels of Russia’s LNG shadow fleet are on the move after idling for much of the past two months. In the Western Arctic near Murmansk, newbuild LNG

December 23, 2024
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Monday, December 16, 2024
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Shipping

EU Imposes First-Ever Sanctions On Yamal Gas Project Targeting ‘Christophe de Margerie’ LNG Carrier

The EU’s 15th sanctions package against Russia for the first time targets Yamal LNG by including a carrier in service of the project.  The ice-capable

December 16, 2024
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Friday, November 22, 2024
Russia Resumes Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfers Ahead of EU Transshipment Ban
Energy

Russia Resumes Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfers Ahead of EU Transshipment Ban

Transshipments of liquefied natural gas have resumed in Russia’s Arctic off Kildin Island near Murmansk. The restart comes around a month earlier than during

November 22, 2024
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Monday, June 27, 2022
Russian LNG Ship Concludes Northern Sea Route Voyage
News

Russian LNG Ship Concludes Northern Sea Route Voyage

by John Konrad (gCaptain) According to the ship-tracking website Marine Traffic, the arctic LNG tanker Nikolay Yevgenov has arrived in the Pacific Ocean after

June 27, 2022
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
Shipping

Tanker Shortage Delays Russian Arctic LNG Shipments to Asia

By Dina Khrennikova and Olga Tanas (Bloomberg) — Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas producer plans to start shipments to Asia across the

June 8, 2021
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Monday, November 23, 2020
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Shipping

Russia’s Novatek Starts Yamal LNG Ship-to-Ship Operations in Murmansk

MOSCOW, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Russian gas producer Novatek has started ship-to-ship loadings of liquefied natural gas from the Yamal LNG project near the

November 23, 2020
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Friday, September 18, 2020
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Shipping News

International Lenders Back $9.5 Billion Financing for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2

By Simon Jessop LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – International lenders have lined up about $9.5 billion in financial support for a Russian Arctic liquefied

September 18, 2020
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Shipping News

‘Christophe de Margerie’ Completes Early Eastbound Transit of Northern Sea Route

MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) – Russian gas producer Novatek said on Monday that the Christophe de Margerie tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from its

June 10, 2020
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Monday, March 2, 2020
The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
News

Yamal LNG Crushes Output Capacity in 2019

Yamal LNG blew past its nameplate capacity in its first full year of having all three liquefaction trains in operation.  Novatek’s Yamal LNG, which

March 2, 2020
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
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Shipping News

Yamal LNG’s 15-Vessel Fleet of Icebreaking LNG Tankers Now Operational

The fifteenth and final icebreaking LNG carrier responsible for shipping gas from the remote Yamal LNG terminal in the Russian Arctic has now been delivered.

December 11, 2019
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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Shipping News

Teekay’s Icebreaking LNG Carriers No Longer Considered ‘Blocked’ Under U.S. Sanctions

The joint venture operating icebreaking LNG carriers for Yamal LNG have been exempted from U.S. sanctions against COSCO tanker units, Russian natural gas

October 22, 2019
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Friday, October 4, 2019
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Shipping News

More Yamal LNG Cargoes Headed East via Northern Sea Route

Russian natural gas produce Novatek said it shipped fifteen cargoes from its Yamal LNG plant to Asia via the Northern Sea Route in the third quarter of 2019,

October 4, 2019
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Monday, September 30, 2019
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Shipping News

U.S. Sanctions on COSCO Hit Teekay’s Yamal LNG Fleet

By Sabina Zawadzki LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – U.S. sanctions on two units of Chinese shipper COSCO hit the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker

September 30, 2019
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Monday, August 19, 2019
The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
Shipping News

Yamal LNG Marks 20 Million Tons Shipped

Yamal LNG has hit a milestone 20 million tons of LNG shipped since the commencement of the project in December 2017. The milestone cargo was loaded onboard the

August 19, 2019
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Monday, July 22, 2019
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Shipping News

Novatek Signs Partners for Arctic LNG-2 Project

Russian gas produce Novatek has closed its search for partners for its proposed Arctic LNG-2 project, adding a subsidiary of China National Petroleum

July 22, 2019
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Saturday, July 6, 2019
Teekay LNG Icebreaker Eduard Toll
Shipping News

Arctic Sea Route Opens For Yamal LNG Cargo

by Sabina Zawadzki (Reuters) – A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker carrying a cargo from the Yamal LNG plant has spent this week making its way through

July 6, 2019
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