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Putin inspects Arctic LNG 2 carrier Pyotr Stolypin at Zvezda
Russian President Vladimir Putin inspected the Pyotr Stolypin carrier being built for the Arctic LNG 2 project at the Zvezda shipyard in Primorye on Wednesday, September 2. The Arc7-class vessel was designed to operate year-round along the Northern Sea Route, breaking through ice more than two meters thick.
Russian President Vladimir Putin inspected the Pyotr Stolypin LNG carrier being built as part of the Arctic LNG 2 project at the Zvezda shipyard in the city of Bolshoy Kamen, Primorye, on Wednesday, September 2.
The Arc7-class icebreaking carrier was designed to operate year-round along the Northern Sea Route. The vessel can break through ice more than two meters thick on its own.
Russia’s five-vessel Arctic series
The five Arc7-class icebreaking carriers being built in Russia for the Arctic LNG 2 project are the first gas carriers manufactured in the country. The series’ lead vessel, Aleksei Kosygin, has begun transporting liquefied natural gas along the Northern Sea Route.
The Pyotr Stolypin is being prepared for delivery to the customer. Construction of two other vessels is nearing completion.
Boil-off gas is used as fuel
The carrier, which has a high environmental rating, uses the boil-off gas generated from the liquefied natural gas it transports as fuel in its power system. Diesel fuel serves as the ignition and backup fuel.
Zvezda’s technical capacity
The Zvezda shipyard in Primorye is described as the only Russian shipyard capable of building Arc7-class icebreaking LNG carriers with membrane storage systems for liquefied natural gas.
Russia and South Korea are the only countries in the world with membrane storage system technology.
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