Rostov Central Design Bureau "Stapel" handed over to the project Customer, Yamal LNG, a design of a floating apartment complex for a comfortable stay of the workers and staff in extremely severe weather conditions, the bureau said.
The complex, consisting of a supply vessel and five residential units, provides comfortable accommodation for 1,500 passengers and 113 employees.
The project "Yamal LNG" means the creation of facilities for production, storage and shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the South Tambeyskoye deposit, which proven reserves are estimated at 418 billion cbm of gas and 15 million tons of gas condensate. Proven and probable - 802 billion cmb of gas and 31 million tons of condensate. The project provides for construction of an LNG plant with capacity of 15 million tons a year and production of up to 1 million tons of condensate. The start of the first phase of LNG plant is scheduled for 2016. The project also includes building a new Port of Sabetta.
Rostov Central Design Bureau "Stapel" was founded in 1952. Throughout the years the bureau has designed several projects of technical fleet, suction dredgers, a vessel for geotechnical research and many others. Now the firm is focused on designing multipurpose surface platforms, etc.