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The Northern Sea Route
Sovcomflot has unique experience of operating ships in the Arctic. The first passages along the Northern Sea Route by Sovcomflot vessels have gone down in the history of global shipping
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Business scope

Sovcomflot is one of the world's leading energy shipping companies, focused on offshore services, liquefied gas transportation and the conventional shipping of crude oil and petroleum products.  

Sovcomflot services several large-scale oil and gas projects in Russia and abroad. Another of the company’s specialities is operating in harsh environments, including the Arctic.

Our in-house engineering and a set of advanced technologies are unique for a shipping company, and enable Sovcomflot to satisfy the various requirements of our customers and to provide them with a safe, reliable, and efficient transportation service.

Transportation of crude oil and petroleum products 

Sovcomflot is one of the world’s largest tanker owners and operators. The company is the global leader in Aframax tankers and among the leaders in product carriers.

The conventional tanker fleet of Sovcomflot transports crude oil and petroleum products, including benzene, diesel fuel, and heavy fuel oil.

LNG transportation

Sovcomflot became an independent owner and operator of gas carriers in 2006, the first Russian company to successfully establish itself in this shipping segment.

In 2009, SCF’s gas carrier Grand Aniva delivered the first trial shipment of LNG produced at Sakhalin-2 plant, the first LNG plant established in Russia. As LNG production at Sakhalin-2 commenced, Russia became a full-fledged member of the club of LNG exporting nations, which at that point included just 15 countries.

In 2017, Sovcomflot took delivery of Christophe de Margerie, a pioneering icebreaking LNG carrier designed to transport LNG for Yamal LNG project year-round in the challenging ice conditions of the Kara Sea and Gulf of Ob. The appearance of Christophe de Margerie signalled the market debut for Yamalmax ships, a new class of vessel. The carrier is capable of sailing independently through ice of up to 2.1 metres thick, and the power of her propulsion system is comparable to the capacity of a modern nuclear-powered icebreaker.

Offshore services

Servicing offshore oil & gas production and exploration in harsh environments is one of the strategic lines of business for SCF Group. The company specialises in shuttle transportation of crude oil, supplying and servicing of offshore platforms, management of terminals, and offshore geophysical exploration.

The ability of Sovcomflot to ensure safe and reliable seaborne transportation of oil within harsh environments has become a key element of successful implementation of several large-scale energy projects, such as Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, and Novy Port.

Sovcomflot operates the world’s largest fleet of Arctic shuttle tankers while also being the global leader in icebreaking supply and standby vessels.

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