Area that came to prominence for post-Cold War naval incident sees first Yamal LNG trans-shipment
Russian natural gas company Novatek, operator of the Yamal LNG export plant in northern Siberia, confirmed the completion of the first ship-to-ship LNG trans-shipment in the Kildin Strait of the Barents Sea, an area that came to prominence for a naval incident involving two nuclear-powered submarines in the post-Cold War era.
Island that came to prominence for naval incident post-Cold War to be Yamal LNG hub
An area off the coast of Russia to the north of the port of Murmansk in the Barents Sea is being prepared by Russian natural gas company Novatek and the authorities for Yamal LNG trans-shipments for the winter supply season when the Northern Sea Route is closed and extra shipping is also required for high volumes and long shuttle trips.
Japan to cooperate on trans-shipment stations for Russian LNG at Kamchatka and Murmansk
Novatek, operator of the Yamal LNG plant and lead developer of the Arctic II LNG project, has signed an agreement with Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines to cooperate on the construction of LNG trans-shipment stations on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East and near the Barents Sea port of Murmansk.
Norwegian ship-to-ship transfer haven for Yamal LNG off Honningsvag is formally shut
Novatek, the Russian natural company and owner of the Yamal LNG export plant in northern Siberia, has formally ended its re-loading activities offshore the Norwegian port of Honningsvag that saw several million tonnes of LNG transferred from Ice-class carriers to conventional vessels and shipped to European terminals and beyond.
