Mordraga picked to perform dredging at Sabbeta port in 2014-2017

MORDRAGA, part of DEME Group (Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering), has secured contract to perform from 2014 dredging at the Port of Sabetta under construction (Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District), the contractor of the Sabetta project JSC "USK MOST" said.

Every year under the state contract for construction of the port "USK MOST" was holding tendering processes for dredging contract in Sabetta. In 2012 and 2013, the Netherlands based Jan De Nul won in bidding.

In December 2013 "USK MOST" solicited bids for the dredging contract for the 2014-2017 period. This time the winning bidder was DEME's "Mordraga", which offered the most favorable terms.

Yamal LNG project includes the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG). The plant will consist of three liquefaction trains with overall capacity of 16.5 million tonnes per annum based on the hydrocarbon resources of the South Tambeyskoye field with proven and probable gas reserves according to PRMS standard estimated at 802 bn cbm of gas and 31 m of gas condensate. Start of commissioning works at the first liquefaction train is scheduled for 2016 with the planned commercial launch of the first LNG train in 2017. The Project also requires the construction of transport infrastructure including a sea-port facility and an international airport located at Sabetta (north-east of the Yamal Peninsula). Up to 16 ice-class LNG carriers of special ARC-7 design will be used to effect year-round transportation of LNG to international markets. The “Yamal LNG” shareholders are now OAO NOVATEK and Total.