Russia has apparently turned the lights back on at its sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant. Images taken by the European Sentinel 2 satellite reveal flaring at both production lines, Train 1 and Train 2, as well as the adjacent main flare.
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Russia Conducts Rare Double Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfer to Circumvent Latest EU Sanctions
Just days after the EU banned the transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas, Russia deployed four LNG carriers for an unusual double ship-to-ship transfer at the Kildin anchorage near Murmansk. The vessels are carrying superchilled gas from the Yamal LNG project operated by Russian company...
EU Transshipment Ban on Russian LNG Takes Effect, Forcing Shift to Ship-to-Ship Transfers
More than three years into the Ukraine War the EU has finally slammed the door shut to the transfer of Russian LNG across its terminals. Ukrainian officials have long called for the bloc to begin phasing out the Russian supercooled gas, but support in Brussels for a full-fledged ban remains...
EU Imposes First-Ever Sanctions On Yamal Gas Project Targeting ‘Christophe de Margerie’ LNG Carrier
The EU’s 15th sanctions package against Russia for the first time targets Yamal LNG by including a carrier in service of the project. The ice-capable tanker Christophe de Margerie, one…
Russia Resumes Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfers Ahead of EU Transshipment Ban
Transshipments of liquefied natural gas have resumed in Russia’s Arctic off Kildin Island near Murmansk. The restart comes around a month earlier than during previous years. The Kildin anchorage is located off the coast of the Kola Peninsula in the eastern Barents Sea.
https://gcaptain.com/russia-resumes-ship-to-ship-lng-transfers-ahead-of-eu-transshipment-ban/
Russia’s LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ Without Deliveries Six Weeks After First Loading
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia’s nascent LNG shadow fleet remains in a state of disarray with no completed deliveries more than six weeks after LNGC Pioneer lifted the first…
https://gcaptain.com/russias-lng-shadow-fleet-without-deliveries-six-weeks-after-first-loading/
Novatek Set To Dock Second LNG Unit At Sanctioned Arctic Plant
By Bloomberg News Aug 17, 2024 (Bloomberg) — Russian gas producer Novatek PJSC seems to be pushing ahead with an expansion project at its Arctic LNG 2 plant despite Western energy…
https://gcaptain.com/novatek-set-to-dock-second-lng-unit-at-sanctioned-arctic-plant/
Russia’s Novatek Readying Second Train of Arctic LNG 2 for Sailaway
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russian LNG producer Novatek appears set to dispatch the next production line of its Arctic LNG 2 plant this week. The second gravity-based platform (GBS)…
https://gcaptain.com/russias-novatek-readying-second-train-of-arctic-lng-2-for-sailaway/
Heavy-Lift Vessel Delivers Sanctioned LNG Technology to Russian Arctic
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Following a nearly three-month voyage Chinese heavy lift vessel Hunter Star delivered the final liquefaction module for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 facility to Russia. Russian…
https://gcaptain.com/heavy-lift-vessel-delivers-sanctioned-lng-technology-to-russian-arctic/
Nuclear Icebreakers Escort Russian LNG Modules Through Thick Arctic Ice
A convoy of two nuclear icebreakers and two polar-class heavy lift vessels is making slow but steady progress through Russia’s Arctic waters carrying the final modules for the second train…
https://gcaptain.com/nuclear-icebreakers-escort-russian-lng-modules-through-thick-arctic-ice/