Dec 14 (LNGJ) - Novatek, the Russian natural gas company and LNG plant operator and developer, said the first large-scale cryogenic pump made in Russia was successfully tested at the Yamal LNG plant in northern Siberia. The cryogenic pump was designed and manufactured by Afrikantov OKB Mechanical Engineering, part of Russia’s JSC Atomenergomash group.
The cryogenic pump tests were conducted at Yamal's current LNG tank storage and they confirmed the pump’s performance consistent with its design parameters. “One of Novatek’s key priorities is to develop and foster LNG technologies and capabilities in Russia,” noted Leonid Mikhelson, Novatek’s Chairman. “Our joint work under the agreement we signed with Atomenergomash in 2017 has already yielded significant results,” he added.
