Ukraine – press release n°4. March 4, 2022 – 4:30 p.m. (Updated on March 4 at 5 p.m.)
Following Robin des Bois’ press release “Sanctions against Russia: will they dare?” of February 24, 2022 (1), the day when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the NGO has mapped the current position of the 15 ice-breaking LNG tankers exporting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to European ports from the Yamal gas terminal in Siberia.
Positions as of March 4, 2022, 9:30 UT of the 15 icebreaking LNG carriers delivering LNG to Europe from the Yamal LNG terminal in Siberia
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The Vladimir Vize is waiting about 40 km off Sines LNG terminal in Portugal. She left Yamal on February 23, 2022.
The Boris Vilkitsky has been turned back from the Isle of Grain LNG terminal near London and is waiting for orders in the English Channel. She had left Yamal on February 25. (Update on March 4 at 5 p.m.: The Boris Vilkitsky is expected in Montoir-de-Bretagne tomorrow March 5, 2022).
The Christophe de Margerie left Yamal on February 26. She is supposed to come and unload her Russian gas in a few days in the LNG terminal of Montoir-de-Bretagne (Loire estuary).
Christophe de Margerie, East Siberian Sea, November 8, 2021 © Alex Y-FleetPhoto
The Eduard Toll unloaded at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on February 1st and then underwent maintenance work at the Harland & Wolff yard in Belfast. She left Belfast on March 3 and is now sailing back to Siberia in ballast.
The Nikolay Zubov left the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on March 3. She is sailing back to Siberia in ballast.
The Fedor Litke left Yamal on February 28. She is off Norway, her destination is not known.
The Boris Davydov left Yamal on February 28. She is off the Norwegian coasts and is expected to arrive at the Dunkirk LNG terminal on March 7.
The Rudolf Samoylovich left Yamal on March 1st for Western Europe, without further details. (Update on March 4, at 5 p.m.: The Rudolf Samoylovich is expected in Montoir-de-Bretagne on March 8, 2022).
The Nikolay Yevgenov left the Montoir LNG terminal on February 26. She is sailing back to Siberia in ballast.
The Nikolay Urvantsev left Yamal on March 2 and is still in the Arctic, 500 km north of Norway. Her destination is not known.
The Georgiy Ushakov left the Dunkirk LNG terminal on February 27. She is sailing back to Siberia in ballast.
The Georgiy Brusilov left the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on February 27, is in the Kara Sea and is heading for the Yamal terminal.
The Vladimir Voronin left Yamal on March 4. She regularly serves the Dunkirk and Bilbao LNG terminals. Her destination is not known.
The Yakov Gakkel left the Montoir LNG terminal on February 24. She sailed back to Siberia in ballast. She is now docked at the Yamal terminal.
The Vladimir Rusanov left Yamal on February 24. Her destination was not known. She is waiting in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad in the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania.
(1) “Sanctions against Russia: will they dare?”
Interruption of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports from the Yamal Peninsula in the Russian Arctic
This gas terminal is operated by Yamal LNG, owned by Russia’s Novatek (50.1%), TotalEnergies (20%), the China National Petroleum Corporation (20%) and the Chinese government’s Silk Road Fund (9.9%). A fleet of 15 ice-breaking LNG carriers with a capacity of 170,000 m3 each has been specially built to export LNG half to Europe and half to Asia. In France and Europe, Russian LNG is delivered to the gas terminals of Dunkirk, Montoir-de-Bretagne, Milford Haven, Zeebrugge, Rotterdam, Sines and Bilbao, among others.
France greatly facilitates the free movement of these LNG tankers. A recent draft bill by the General Secretariat for the Sea, which reports directly to the Prime Minister, aims to authorize the dry-docking of these giant LNG tankers in the shipyards of Brest, Dunkirk and Marseilles from the beginning of 2023, even though they would still contain “significant volumes” of gas in their tanks. If passed, this bill would circumvent the Seveso directive, would be detrimental to urban, industrial and port safety, and could even hinder the right to information of citizens.
Full version available on https://robindesbois.org/en/sanctions-envers-la-russie-vont-ils-oser/
On the same subject:
“Sanctions against Russia: will they dare?“, February 24, 2022
“The Atom of Discord“, February 25, 2022
“White flag on nuclear sites“, February 28, 2022
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