Gazpromneft-Lubricants to supply oils for the first fill to “Ob” arctic icebreaker
Gazpromneft-Lubricants, the oil business operator of Gazrprom Neft, has signed the agreement with Viborg Shipyard on supplying marine lubricants to the first non-nuclear icebreaker “Ob” that belongs to Rosatomflot. The vessel with the Arc7 ice class will provide safe navigation in the port of Sabetta, the company said in its release.
As a part of the agreement the engine oil was shipped for medium-speed engines running on high-sulfur grades of marine fuel. Performance characteristics of supplied oils include resistance to change in viscosity, optimum TBN value, detergent and dispersant properties. These enable to offer maximum engine performance and protection for extreme cold Arctic conditions.
Gazpromneft marine lubricants are certified according to the international and Russian standards, also approved and recommended for use by such manufacturers of marine equipment as MAN Diesel & Turbo, Winterthur Gas & Diesel, Caterpillar, Deutz, ABB, Rolls-Royce, etc.
Roman Miroshnichenko, Head of Gazpromneft Marine Lubricants Business:
“Modern machinery of vessels has its own requirements for lubricants. It’s not the first time when our lubricants are chosen for the first fill of new icebreakers. They show excellent results in protecting engines and in maintaining their efficient operation. We produce and supply products that meet the latest environmental and technological requirements of the industry”.
Gazpromneft-Lubricants (Gazpromneft-Lubricants Ltd.) is a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft focusing on the production and sales of oils, greases and technical fluids. The company was established in November 2007.The products are manufactured at Russian and foreign production sites. The total production volume is 600,000 tons of high-quality oils, greases and technical fluids per year. The management system of Gazpromneft-Lubricants and its production assets meets the requirements of the international standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF 16949 and OHSAS 18001. The product range includes 600 items of oils and greases for all sectors of the market (more than 1500 stock keeping units) including marine lubricants under Gazpromneft Ocean brand name. Product portfolio is comprised of high quality marine lubricants for all types of sea and river vessels: motor oils for two-stroke and four-stroke engines running at various types of fuel as well as hydraulic, compressor, turbine oils, refrigeration oils and special purpose greases. Gazpromneft-Lubricants products are approved by leading equipment manufacturers: Wartsila, Winterthur Gas&Diesel, MAN Diesel & Turbo, Sulzer, Bosch Rextroth, Siemens, Pleidger, Alfa-laval, GEA Westfalia, Schottel. Products have successfully passed many industrial tests including Denison HF-0, Cincinnati P-68/69/70, Eaton Vickers.