The volume of outbound crude oil in the first quarter this year through the port of Primorsk (Leningrad Oblast, PCP LLC) shrank by 4.4% as compared with Q1, 2009, to 17 million 321.700 tons, PortNews IAA reports quoting the Harbormaster Alexander Surikov. Actually, he said, the throughput drop was expected, planned by TransNeft (the crude oil export terminal goes through the Baltic Pipeline System, BPS pipeline).
According to Mr. Surikov, the port did not have any backlog in oil shipment "We’ve had no problems with service by icebreakers escorting tankers to the port of Primorsk this winter", the Harbormaster said.
Currently, Mr. Surikov says, the ice-class ships restrictions are still effective at the port of Primorsk. "The ice-breaker are not involved directly in the ships escort, it is required for tankers to have Ice Class" PortNews quoted the Harbormaster as saying. The ice class restrictions are expected to be removed as early as next week (in 20-es of April).
Primorsk Commercial Sea Port is the top Russian North-West seaport transshipping exported oil and petroleum products. Port throughput in 2009 was reported at 79.157.2 tons of oil and diesel fuel. Last year 1.869 ships called at the port, 935 of them passing inward and 934 outward the harbor. Exported oil is delivered through the North pipeline laid by TransNefteProduct OJSC, and shipped from the BaltTransService Terminal.
According to Mr. Surikov, the port did not have any backlog in oil shipment "We’ve had no problems with service by icebreakers escorting tankers to the port of Primorsk this winter", the Harbormaster said.
Currently, Mr. Surikov says, the ice-class ships restrictions are still effective at the port of Primorsk. "The ice-breaker are not involved directly in the ships escort, it is required for tankers to have Ice Class" PortNews quoted the Harbormaster as saying. The ice class restrictions are expected to be removed as early as next week (in 20-es of April).
Primorsk Commercial Sea Port is the top Russian North-West seaport transshipping exported oil and petroleum products. Port throughput in 2009 was reported at 79.157.2 tons of oil and diesel fuel. Last year 1.869 ships called at the port, 935 of them passing inward and 934 outward the harbor. Exported oil is delivered through the North pipeline laid by TransNefteProduct OJSC, and shipped from the BaltTransService Terminal.