Russia has completed its first triple simultaneous liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship-to-ship (STS) transfer in Arctic waters.
The three concurrent operations took place in the Murmansk region, a central hub for Arctic LNG transshipment.
The transfers involved cargoes from both the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project and the unsanctioned Yamal LNG project.
Two operations were conducted at the Saam floating storage unit (FSU), while a third took place near Kildin Island.
At the Saam FSU, the Arc7 ice-class carrier Christophe de Margerie delivered LNG produced at Arctic LNG 2. The cargo was transferred to the conventional tanker Arctic Metagaz for onward shipment.
The cargo is likely destined for China’s Beihai LNG terminal, which has been the only confirmed recipient of shipments from the sanctioned project so far.
A similar double transfer was carried out at the same FSU in early January, according to shipping data and satellite tracking information.
Separately, the Arc7 carrier Nikolay Urvantsev, carrying LNG from
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