Shuttle tanker Mikhail Ulyanov loads 10-millionth tonne of oil produced at Prirazlomnaya platform
Transportation of all oil produced at Prirazlomnaya platform is performed by Sovcomflot’s shuttle tankers Mikhail Ulyanov and Kirill Lavrov, 70,000-dwt each, which makes them the largest oil tankers built by Russian shipyards, Sovcomflot says in a press release. Both vessels have been ordered by Sovcomflot at Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg for the express purpose of servicing Prirazlomoye, the first offshore oil production project in the Russian Arctic.
The design of these tankers reflects the challenging ice and navigation conditions common for the area of their operations. They were assigned an Arc6 ice class and are capable of independently sailing through the ice 1.2 m thick.
The ability of Sovcomflot to ensure safe and reliable transportation of oil from the platform located in the Pechora Sea has become one of the key elements of successful implementation of Prirazlomoye project.
Both Mikhail Ulyanov and Kirill Lavrov fly the national flag of the Russia and have St. Petersburg as their port of registry. The crews are composed entirely of Russian seafarers.
Sovcomflot (SCF Group) is one of the world's leading energy shipping companies, specialising in the transportation of crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas, as well as the servicing of offshore oil and gas exploration and production. The company’s fleet includes 146 vessels with a total deadweight of over 12.7 million tonnes. Over 80 vessels have an ice class.
Sovcomflot is involved in servicing large oil and gas projects in Russia and around the world: Sakhalin-1; Sakhalin-2; Varandey; Prirazlomnoye; Novy Port; Yamal LNG, and Tangguh (Indonesia). The company is headquartered in Saint Petersburg, with offices in Moscow, Novorossiysk, Murmansk, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, London, Limassol, and Dubai.
