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来源：Offshore Energy 2021-09-03

翻译：国际海事信息网 顾晋瑄 张运鸿

 

        俄罗斯开采镍和钯金属矿业公司Nornickel已经签署了一项协议，建造一艘以液化天然气（LNG）作为燃料的破冰船，为在北方海航道（Northern Sea Route）上运载其货物的船只保驾护航。

 

        Nornickel公司与国家石油公司Rosatom和远东造船和修船中心（the Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center，简称FESRC）签署了这项协议，后者是俄罗斯石油公司（Rosneft oil company）的一部分。

 

        该协议是在东方经济论坛（Eastern Economic Forum）上签署的。首先，它涉及到设计和建造一艘柴油和液化天然气双燃料供能的破冰船，为沿北方海航道运载Nornickel公司货物的船只保驾护航。

 

        新的以液化天然气为燃料的破冰船使Nornickel公司取代将于2027-2029年退役的Taimyr型船。

 

        其次，该协议旨在建立俄罗斯处在领先地位公司之间的合作，目标是解决国家规模的问题。这包括发展在俄罗斯北极地区实施投资项目、北方海航道基础设施建设，以及促进增长货物周转量。另外，它还涉及在俄罗斯启动液化天然气破冰船的生产制造。

 

        2020年，Nornickel公司船队在北方海航道上运输了超过150万吨的货物。这些约占该航线总货物周转量的5%。

 

        此外，协议各方将组成一个工作小组，为液化天然气破冰船的设计和建造制定权限工作范围。它还将选定一个船厂并商量考量融资方案。

 

        该工作小组将在2022年中期准备一份船舶设计和建造的合同草案。

 

        今年早些时候，Nornickel公司和Rosatom公司签署了一项协议，将延长其提供破冰服务的期限。 

 

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Nornickel in LNG-fueled icebreaker deal

 

Russian nickel and palladium mining company Nornickel has signed a deal to build an LNG-fueled icebreaker to escort ships carrying its cargo on the Northern Sea Route.

 

Nornickel signed this agreement with state frim Rosatom and the Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (FESRC), a part of Rosneft oil company.

 

The deal was signed at the Eastern Economic Forum. Firstly, it concerns the design and building of a dual-fuel diesel-LNG icebreaker to escort ships carrying Nornickel’s cargo along the Northern Sea Route.

 

The new LNG-fueled icebreaker will enable Nornickel to replace the Taimyr-type vessel that will be decommissioned in 2027–2029.

 

Secondly, the agreement aims to build cooperation between leading Russian companies with the goal of solving national-scale problems. This includes the implementation of investment projects in the Russian Arctic, the Northern Sea Route infrastructure development, and growing cargo turnover. Also, it concerns the launch of LNG icebreaker production in Russia.

In 2020, the Nornickel fleet transported over 1.5 megatonnes of cargo along the Northern Sea Route. This accounts for around 5 per cent of the Route’s total cargo turnover.

 

Moreover, the parties will form a working group to develop terms of reference for the LNG icebreaker design and construction. It will also select a shipyard, and consider financing options.

 

The working group will prepare a draft contract for the vessel design and construction by mid-2022.