Sovcomflot为北极2号项目首艘破冰船提供服务

据11月5日Neftegaz.RU.圣彼得堡报道，Sovcomflot (SCF)集团和俄罗斯金融机构VEB.RF集团签署了一项协议，为一系列破冰液化天然气运输船的主力船只提供租赁融资。这些破冰船预计将用于北极液化天然气2号项目。与此同时，SCF集团与诺瓦泰克公司签署了相关长期定期租船合同。

该船将在俄罗斯远东的Zvezda造船厂建造。它可以在喀拉海和鄂毕湾具有挑战性的冰层条件下常年航行，并能在2米厚的冰层中独立航行。

新系列的所有液化天然气运输船将在悬挂俄罗斯国旗。俄罗斯海事注册局(RS)将在船舶建造期间提供技术监督。

十多年来，SCF的船只已经成功地在巴伦支海、佩克拉海和北海航道上作业。在此期间，该公司积累了独特的经验，包括在恶劣、高纬度环境中操作船舶的先进技术，以及为俄罗斯北极地区的大型能源项目开发和引入后勤支持解决方案。

邹勤 摘译自 Neftegaz.RU.

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Sovcomflot signs financing & time-charter agreements for the 1st icebreaking LNG carrier for Arctic LNG-2

St-Petersburg, November 5 - Neftegaz.RU. Sovcomflot (SCF) Group and VEB.RF Group, a Russian financial institution, signed an agreement for lease financing of the lead ship in a series of icebreaking LNG carriers expected to be built to serve the Arctic LNG 2 project. At the same time, SCF Group and NOVATEK signed a long-term time charter agreement for this tanker.

The vessel will be constructed at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex in the Russian Far East. She is designed for year-round operations in the challenging ice conditions of the Kara Sea and The Gulf of Ob and will be able to sail independently through ice over 2 metres thick.

All the LNG carriers in the new series will be operated under the Russian flag. The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) will provide technical supervision during the construction of the vessel series.

For over a decade, SCF’s vessels have been successfully operating in the Barents and Pechora Seas, and across the Northern Sea Route. During this period, the company has accumulated unique experience from operating advanced technology ships in harsh, high latitude environments, as well as developing and introducing logistical support solutions for large-scale energy projects in the Russian Arctic.