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2017 February 8   16:17

Naming ceremony for two SIBUR LPG carriers intended for Ust-Luga port held in S. Korea (photo)

A naming ceremony for two LPG carriers of SIBUR intended for the port of Ust-Luga was held at the Port of Pusan (Republic of Korea) in January 2017. LPG carrier were given the names of Russian rivers – Navigator Luga and Navigator Yauza – crossing the territory of SIBUR activities. SIBUR says the tankers will be deployed for regular round-the-year transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from an LPG terminal in commercial sea port Ust-Luga.

The tankers have been chartered by SIBUR under a long-term contract with Navigator Gas. LPG carriers built by Hyundai MIPO have a capacity of 23,500 cbm and 1B ice class allowing for round-the-year transportation from the port of Ust-Luga.

The Navigator Luga is expected at the port of Ust-Luga in early March 2017, the Navigator Yauza  in early May 2017.

The terminal is owned by Russian Direct Investment Fund and co-investors, operator – SIBUR.

SIBUR is Russia’s largest integrated gas processing and petrochemicals company. SIBUR owns and operates Russia’s largest gas processing business in terms of associated petroleum gas processing volumes, and is a leader in the Russian petrochemicals industry. SIBUR derives unique competitive advantages from its extensive infrastructure. This includes eight out of a total of nine existing gas processing plants (GPPs) located in Western Siberia (including a JV with Gazprom Neft), as well as five compressor stations and three gas fractionation units (GFUs).

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