SCF Group (Sovcomflot) and Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd., have signed a contract for the construction and long-term operation of three multifunctional icebreaking standby vessels to serve the Sakhalin-2 offshore energy platforms.
The contract covers a 20 year term, during which the vessels will provide services for Sakhalin Energy’s platforms in the Sea of Okhotsk.
The vessels will also assist with the accommodation of offshore facilities personnel. In an emergency, the vessels will help evacuate personnel from the offshore platforms, and provide oil spill response services when necessary.
The new contract is a continuation of the first agreement between Sovcomflot and Sakhalin Energy signed in April 2014 for the construction of an Ice Breaking Supply Vessel (IBSV) and other memoranda of understanding between the two companies.
This agreement means that SCF Group will have four IBSV vessels of this type under construction. When completed, the new vessels will increase the group’s IBSV fleet to eight ships.
The ships will be registered in Russia, manned by Russian crews and will sail under the Russian Federation’s flag.
The vessels are designed in accordance with all the prevailing regulations, standards and requirements of the relevant international conventions and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
Currently Sakhalin-2 employs six Sovcomflot vessels, including three Aframax type shuttle tankers, two LNG gas carriers and one IBSV.
[mappress] Press Release; July 7th, 2014