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Oil terminal Gates of the Arctic. Marine terminal “Gates of the Arctic. The fifteenth million tons of oil were shipped from the Arctic Gate terminal

Today I would like to talk about a very unique facility, the world’s only oil export terminal located beyond the Arctic Circle, and even in fresh waters. We are talking about the “Gates of the Arctic”. Imagine, this gigantic technical structure, more than 80 m high, is designed to work in very extreme climatic conditions: the temperature in the region drops below -50 degrees, and the thickness of the ice can exceed 2 meters. The project itself is a critical element for the growth of cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route, as well as further development and development of Arctic shelf deposits.

2. And we are flying again, in these parts a helicopter is like a minibus. Another 30 minutes of flight (from Novy Port) and we are there.

3. Geographically, the village of Mys-Kamenny is located in the west of the Ob Bay of the Yamal Peninsula, along the Kamennaya Spit. It was founded as the base of the Polar Geophysical Expedition.

5. As for the name of the village, there are several versions. The main one says that at one time the translation from the Nenets language was simply carried out incorrectly, and as a result, instead of “Crooked Cape” (“Pe-sala”) we have “Cape Kamenny” (“Pe-sala”)

Believing in our own strength, that there was a lot of oil at the Novoportovskoye field and that it was economically profitable to extract it, we began to think about how to take it out of here. Scientists from the Krylov State University were involved scientific center shipbuilding and marine technology. It was important to come up with a way so that tankers would be on the move all twelve months of the year, and the assistance of nuclear icebreakers would be allowed.

Initially, 12 options were considered for transporting oil from the Novoportovskoye field to consumers. Last time I already wrote, when I talked about the field itself, that the nearest main oil pipeline is located 740 km from Novy Port and it is not economically feasible to stretch a pipe to it, besides, it’s somehow a pity to give such valuable oil to a common hodgepodge, ibid. it is mixed in the pipe and what comes out is a big question. Another option involved the construction of a main oil pipeline to the Payuta railway station with a length of about 200 km, from where oil would be delivered to consumers by rail. In this case, Novoportovsk oil would go to domestic market, and not to Europe, which also promised lower income. Yes and throughput The railway infrastructure is also not unlimited. Therefore, it was decided to work on sea transportation projects. Let me remind you that oil is delivered from the field to the coast via a pressure oil pipeline more than 100 km long.

Now all the necessary infrastructure has been built on the shore of the Ob Bay: underwater and onshore oil pipelines, a tank farm, pumping stations with a water hammer protection system that guarantees the tightness of the pipeline.

Experimental support was carried out in 2011 from the port of Sabetta using the nuclear icebreaker Vaygach. First grade oil Novy Port went to Europe along the Northern Sea Route in the summer of 2014, and winter shipments began in 2015. Why in Northern Europe, this is explained by the fact that, firstly, from a geographical point of view, it is closest to the field, plus there are refineries specializing in the processing of light low-sulfur oil, i.e., to be fair, Novy Port is exactly such blood.

In order for such an ambitious project to take off, it was decided to even create its own fleet, consisting of both tankers and new Arctic-class icebreakers. These ships must easily overcome ice up to 1.8 m thick and carry about 35 thousand tons of cargo on board. And at the same time they are equipped with bow loading devices for loading raw materials from the tower terminal. In the fall of 2016, the first such tanker, Shturman Albanov, was launched, and by the end of 2017, the number of new generation tankers operating at the New Port project will reach six.

Initially, until May 2016, oil was loaded onto tankers from shore using temporary hose lines. It was not possible to build an oil terminal on the shore, it is shallow here, and there is also a current. Therefore, it was decided to place it 3.5 km away. from the shore. To maintain a given temperature of the raw material, it was designed in the form of two insulated pipelines through which heated oil circulates between shipments.

On May 25, 2016, with the participation of Vladimir Putin, the Arctic Gate offshore oil terminal was inaugurated. It was from this date that the company was able to carry out year-round shipments of Novy Port grade oil to consumers. The capacity of the Arctic Gate terminal for oil transshipment is up to 8.5 million tons per year.

Now let me tell you the size of the parrot. The total height of the Arctic Gate SMLTP is 80 m, while it rises 61 m above the sea, and the height of the underwater part is 17 m. The rotating shaft length is 78 m, and the boom length is 67 m. The Arctic Gate terminal was installed with the help of one of the world's largest crane vessels "Oleg Strashnov" with a lifting capacity of 5 thousand tons. It is in contact with tankers thanks to two oil loading hoses 68 meters long.

19. “Traffic jam” for Novoportovskaya oil :). Everyone wants to grab some of this cool black gold.

20. The multifunctional rescue vessel Baltika is on duty near the terminal.

MFASS "Baltika" innovative project R-70202 was built at the Yantar Baltic Shipyard by order of the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport Russian Federation within the framework of the contract concluded on November 9, 2011. The P-70202 project, an innovative icebreaker for oil spill response and rescue operations, was developed by the Finnish company Aker Arctic Technology. Design feature The vessel is an asymmetrical hull equipped with three full-rotary rudder complexes with a total power of 7.5 MW. This allows the ship to move obliquely, creating a channel in the ice 2.5 times the width of its hull - up to 50 meters with a hull width of 20.5 meters. The vessel is capable of moving in flat ice one meter thick, and in the “oblique” mode it will be able to lay a channel 50 meters wide. The vessel is designed to perform a wide range of rescue operations both in clear water and in ice conditions, including oil spill response.

Vessel "Baltika" IMO: 9649237, flag Russia, home port Big Port of St. Petersburg, was accepted by the state commission on May 30, 2014, construction number 508. Owner: Rosmorrechflot, Russia. Operator: Federal Budgetary Institution "Gosmorspasluzhba of Russia". On December 30, 2014, the FBU “Marine Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot” accepted into operation. The construction cost amounted to 78 million euros. Main characteristics: Tonnage 3800 tons, deadweight 1150 tons. Length 76.4 meters, beam 20.5 meters, draft 6.3 meters. Speed 14 knots, in flat ice 1 meter thick 3 knots. The power of three diesel generators is 7.5 MW. Crew 24 people. There is accommodation for 12 people on board special personnel. Autonomy 20 days (for 24 people). The icebreaker is equipped special equipment for liquidation of emergency oil spills, fire extinguishing, environmental monitoring.

24. After making several circles over the terminal and the village, we finally landed.

25. Mys-Kamenny is a closed village, it’s quite difficult to get here without an invitation. As we exit the helicopter, border guards meet us, check all the formalities, and only after that invite us to visit.

27. Acceptance and delivery point "Cape Kamenny" and its operator's room. From here all processes are monitored. And so the SMLOT “Gateway of the Arctic” operates completely autonomously; in the terminal tower there is an equipment room where the electronics communicate with the control room. A special system allows you to instantly undocking the terminal and the tanker, while maintaining the tightness of the disconnected elements.

28. And this is the Chemical Analytical Laboratory

When designing our project, we took the experience of the oil terminal of the Sakhalin-1 project in the village of De-Kastri Khabarovsk Territory. There were differences, of course, there was sea ice, while ours was freshwater and denser, and the climate on Cape Kamenny would be harsher. But learned men, having spent large number tests in the ice pools of the Krylov State Research Center and the Maritime Institute of Hamburg, they still found the necessary solutions. As a result, an ice cone was laid at the base of the Arctic Gate terminal, acting as an icebreaker. In addition, the stability of the terminal is ensured by 12 piles with a length of 85 meters and a diameter of up to 2.5 meters. The oil pipeline that connects the acceptance and delivery point (RPP) and the terminal consists of 2 pipes laid along the bottom of the Gulf of Ob, with a total length of 7.9 km. These pipes are insulated from the shore to the permafrost boundary, the pipe diameter is 720 mm, the steel thickness is 18 mm. Heated oil (temperature approximately 45 C) constantly circulates through them.

From the point of view of process safety, everything here is at a very high level, and the “zero discharge” technology excludes the entry of any unwanted substances into the waters of the Gulf of Ob.

33. It’s a pity that we weren’t able to visit this ship and take a closer look at everything, the ice conditions didn’t allow us that day, maybe some other time we’ll be lucky...

In the village of Cape Kamenny (Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region) took place gala event, dedicated to the start of year-round shipment of Yamal oil through the Arctic oil terminal “Arctic Gate”.

The Novoportovskoye oil and gas condensate field, the largest in terms of oil reserves in Yamal, is located 700 kilometers from the existing pipeline infrastructure. In this regard, it was decided for the first time in the history of the Russian oil and gas industry to export Yamal oil by sea.

The terminal was built to ensure year-round transportation of oil by sea, including in extreme climatic conditions.

Usage latest technologies when creating mining, transport and, most importantly, shipping infrastructure, it made it possible to organize in just four years industrial production oil in the field. Already in 2018, it is planned to extract 6.3 million tons of raw materials.

An oil pipeline with a length of more than 100 km transports oil from the Novoportovskoye field to the coast of the Ob Bay. It has a critically shallow navigable fairway depth for navigation - 11 meters, and therefore the oil terminal is located directly in the sea - 3.5 km from the coast. The terminal's oil transshipment capacity is up to 8.5 million tons per year. It allows year-round loading of oil produced in Yamal onto tankers for further transportation along the Northern Sea Route.

The Arctic Gate marine terminal is a unique structure. The terminal is designed to operate in extreme climatic conditions: temperatures in the region drop below –50 degrees Celsius, ice thickness can exceed two meters. It has a two-level protection system and meets the most stringent requirements in the field industrial safety and environmental protection.

The terminal is a sea terminal; it is connected to the shore by an offshore oil pipeline. The terminal is a tower type terminal, the height of the crane above the water level is 61 meters, 78 meters is the length of the turntable.

The terminal equipment is fully automated and reliably protected from water hammer. A special system allows you to instantly undocking the terminal and the tanker, while maintaining the tightness of the disconnected elements. The “zero discharge” technology eliminates the entry of any foreign substances into the waters of the Gulf of Ob, which is extremely important for preserving the ecology of the Arctic. In addition, the subsea pipeline connecting the terminal to the offshore tank farm is protected by an additional concrete shell.

There are no analogues of such terminals in the world, there are no such industrial facilities with such characteristics beyond the Arctic Circle.

In video communication mode, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the command to load oil from the Novoportovskoye field through a new terminal, the readiness of which was reported by the chairman board of PJSC Gazprom Alexey Miller and general manager PJSC Gazprom Neft Alexander Dyukov. Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Kobylkin took part in the ceremony.

Vladimir Putin

"We'll start today new stage development of Yamal, essentially a new stage in the development of the Novoportovskoye field. This is a significant, big event, I mean that the project is one of the most capital-intensive in the oil and gas industry in Russia. Over the past three years, 186 billion has been allocated for the implementation of this project, the latest technical solutions, high-tech solutions related to working in such harsh conditions on the Yamal Peninsula, at its northernmost point, have been applied. For the first time, oil will be shipped not through pipelines, but by sea.”

Alexey Miller

“Gazprom is consistently developing the Russian Arctic. Oil production is progressing successfully Prirazlomnoye field– the only hydrocarbon development project on the Russian Arctic shelf. On the Yamal Peninsula, a gas production center that has no analogues in the world is in full swing. Now here, together with the gas center, we are creating a new oil province. “The Gates of the Arctic” are open to Yamal oil, which will be supplied to European consumers throughout the year via the Northern Sea Route.”

Alexander Dyukov

“The Novoportovskoye field was discovered more than 50 years ago and became the first hydrocarbon field discovered on the Yamal Peninsula. For a long time, the lack of technologies for the development of such complex fields as Novoportovskoye, the lack of the possibility of exporting and transporting oil from this field did not allow us to begin its development. Our use of new modern technologies of the 21st century allowed us to begin the development of this field.

If we talk about the quality of Novy Port oil, then this grade is characterized high quality, refers to light grades of oil with low sulfur content, which gives it additional competitive advantages on world oil markets. This oil is of higher quality than Brent crude and trades at a premium to Brent crude."

Dmitry Kobylkin

“For Yamal, the new terminal has invaluable social significance. This is also a budget addition. Here we prove every day that the Arctic is a territory permanent residence many thousands of Russians. This is a zone of comfortable life and efficient work. Here, behind every victory there is high professionalism and dedicated work. The new Arctic terminal, which was created by Russian energy workers, is a powerful tool for increasing the level and quality of life of northerners and the stability of the Russian economy. And I think this is the main thing – for people to live better. Especially in the harsh Arctic."

Reference. The Novoportovskoye oil and gas condensate field is located in the southeastern part of the Yamal Peninsula, 250 km north of the city of Nadym and 30 km from the coast of the Ob Bay. Recoverable reserves of liquid hydrocarbons of C1+C2 categories amount to more than 250 million tons. The field development operator is Gazprom Neft PJSC.

The Novy Port oil grade is a medium-density oil grade and contains less sulfur (about 0.1) than the Urals mixture.

The possibility of exporting oil by sea was confirmed in 2011 after the pilot piloting of a nuclear icebreaker from the port of Sabetta (northeast of the Yamal Peninsula) to Cape Kamenny. First in Russian history Experience in transporting oil from Yamal by tanker by sea was gained in the summer of 2014.

To date, the volume of investments in the development of the Novoportovskoye field has amounted to 180 billion rubles, the expected tax revenue during the implementation of the project will exceed 1.5 trillion rubles.

During the development of the field, a program is being implemented to increase the population of northern commercial fish. In particular, in 2015, about 4 million juvenile muksun and other fish species were released into the Ob and rivers of the Ob-Irtysh basin. In 2016–2018, another 24 million muksun fry are planned to be released.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, via video link, launched the work of the new Arctic Gate terminal at the Novoportovskoye field, RIA Novosti reports. As the president noted, during the construction of the Arctic Gate, “the latest technical solutions related to working in very harsh conditions on the Yamal Peninsula were used.”

The project is truly “capital-intensive”: 186 billion was allocated for its implementation. rubles Gazprom Neft. However, judging by the calculations of the company’s general director Alexander Dyukov, the costs will be recouped. “During the operation of this facility, tax revenues to budgets of all levels will exceed 1.5 trillion rubles,” Dyukov said at the opening of the terminal.

Yamal is located above the Arctic Circle, and the Novoportovskoye field is one of the largest oil and gas condensate fields in this region, for which Gazprom Neft has big plans. This year the company plans to produce 2.5 million tons of oil there, and in 2018. – already 6.3 million tons. However, production and transportation are complicated by the extreme weather conditions of the Far North: air temperatures can reach -50 degrees Celsius, wind speeds of 40 m/s, and ice thickness in the Gulf of Ob is 2.5 m.

Representatives of Gazprom Neft talk about the “Arctic Gates” as a unique, reliable, high-tech project, but experts are not so enthusiastic, believing that the construction of such terminals is a common world practice for fields that are remote from pipeline system. “There are examples in Russia: oil from the Trebs and Titov fields is transported through the Varandey terminal, and Sakhalin-2 has a remote terminal. Zero reset condition – mandatory standard when developing Arctic fields: unlike in more southern latitudes, oil does not decompose here. And uniqueness can only lie in extremely harsh construction conditions,”

Russia has taken a major step in developing the Arctic zone: it has launched the work of a year-round terminal for oil supplies to Europe along the Northern Sea Route. The project will not only bring major financial benefits to the country - it is extremely significant for the Russian Northern Sea Route to gain the status of a key transit route between Europe and Asia.

President Putin, via video link, launched the shipment of the first tanker with oil from the Novoportovskoye field through the new Arctic terminal “Arctic Gate”, located in the waters of the Gulf of Ob near the Yamal Peninsula.

“Russia is taking a serious step towards further development of the rich hydrocarbon resources of the Far North and the development of the Northern Sea Route”

“This is a new stage in the development of Yamal, in fact, a new stage in the development of the Novoportovskoye field. This is a significant, big event, I mean that the project is one of the most capital-intensive in the Russian oil and gas industry,” Putin said during the teleconference. “Over the past three years, 186 billion has been allocated for the implementation of this project, the latest high-tech solutions related to working in such very harsh conditions have been applied,” the president noted. For the first time, oil from Yamal will be shipped not through pipelines, but by sea, the president added.

“Start shipping,” the president commanded. “The first oil shipment through the Arctic Gate terminal has begun,” reported Gazprom Chairman of the Board Alexey Miller. Miller and Gazprom Neft CEO Alexander Dyukov were at the terminal itself. “During the operation of this facility, tax revenues to budgets of all levels will exceed 1.5 trillion rubles,” TASS reports Dyukov’s words.

“Without a doubt, following the creation of the terminal (Gateway of the Arctic), Russia is taking a serious step towards the further development of the rich hydrocarbon resources of the Far North and the development of the Northern Sea Route,” Miller said.

Northernmost oil province

Novoportovskoye is one of the largest oil and gas condensate fields on the Yamal Peninsula. Recoverable reserves exceed 250 million tons of oil and condensate, as well as more than 320 billion cubic meters of gas.

Better quality oil is produced here, which belongs to the category of “light oil”. It contains less sulfur than the Russian Urals mixture. This gives it additional competitive advantages in the global market. The new type of oil was named Novy Port. “This oil is trading at a premium to Brent oil,” Dyukov explained.

The field is located beyond the Arctic Circle, far from the transport pipeline infrastructure. In this regard, shipment by sea was chosen for the delivery of raw materials. For the first time, the possibility of exporting oil by sea to winter period Gazprom Neft proved it in 2011. Then the company managed to carry out nuclear icebreaker along the Northern Sea Route from Cape Kamenny on the Gulf of Ob to Western Europe.

For the first time, Novoportovsk oil was sent to Europe by tankers in 2014. However, until now it has been carried out only in the summer season and three river tankers and four sea-class tankers have been used for transportation. Already in the summer season of 2015, more than 180 thousand tons of hydrocarbons were transported along the Gulf of Ob and the Northern Sea Route. Now we are talking about year-round supplies. In 2016, Gazprom Neft plans to increase oil supplies to Novy Port to 2–2.5 million tons, and by 2017 it plans to produce more than 4 million tons of oil here.

With the start of industrial exploitation of the Novoportovskoye field in 2016, a new, northernmost oil province will appear in Russia, unique in terms of operating conditions, infrastructure and transport, said Vadim Yakovlev, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Neft, earlier.

"Gates of the Arctic"

To ensure year-round transportation of oil from the Novoportovskoye field by sea to European countries, the first Arctic sea terminal was installed in Yamal in the fall of 2015. On the shore of the Gulf of Ob, underwater and onshore oil pipelines more than 10.5 km long, a tank farm, and pumping stations were built. The shipment is carried out using a remote Arctic oil loading tower-type terminal located 3.5 kilometers from the coast in the area of Cape Kamenny. The terminal's capacity is 8.5 million tons of oil per year.

The Arctic Gate is designed to operate in extreme conditions. Temperatures in the region drop below 50 degrees, and ice thickness can exceed 2 meters.

Therefore, oil will be delivered to consumers along the Northern Sea Route by tankers accompanied by icebreakers. By order of Gazprom Neft, two icebreaking support vessels will be built in 2017. The conceptual design of the vessel was developed by the Finnish company Aker Arctic Technology, and the construction of two icebreakers will be carried out by Vyborgsky shipyard" The laying of the first icebreaking support vessel already took place at the end of 2015.

Meaning

This project is essential for increasing cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route and developing Arctic shelf fields. It brings Russia closer to its goal of increasing cargo volumes along the Northern Sea Route to more than 80 million tons by 2030, that is, twenty times compared to 2015.

“The new port will become one of the points on the Northern Sea Route (NSR), which will certainly give impetus to the development of the entire NSR project. And thanks to year-round oil shipments accompanied by icebreakers, the Yamal-Europe route will become one of the first constantly used sections of the Northern Sea Route. There will already be a specific schedule for this section, which will make the NSR more convenient and accessible for shippers. For the Yamal field, the main thing now is to ensure cash flow, start returning your investment. And year-round exports are very useful in this regard,” says Ivan Andrievsky, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Engineering Company 2K.

Oil supplies along the Northern Sea Route will give Russian oil workers useful experience. “This will give impetus to further expand the geography of deliveries along this route and will allow us to attract other companies to transport various cargoes that are not profitable for shipping by land. And this can also revive the economy of currently depressed coastal cities,” notes Kirill Yakovenko from Alor Broker.

The Arctic Gate terminal is another important step to the development of the shelf vector. “The very fact of organizing year-round operation of a specialized large port located above the Arctic Circle once again confirms that Russian interests in the Arctic are also supported by technical capabilities,” notes Dmitry Kipa, director of the investment banking department of QBF.

In addition to production on the Arctic shelf, another aspect is important for Russia - organizing uninterrupted supplies of oil and gas to Europe. “It is clear that the use of oil and gas pipelines is significantly more profitable, since it does not impose additional costs on the development of the transport fleet, liquefaction and regasification of LNG,” says Dmitry Kipa. However, in the current geopolitical conditions, the “pipe” must have an alternative. In this regard, of course, the possibility of organizing supplies by sea is an indisputable advantage.

No matter what European politicians say and no matter how they try to get rid of Russian hydrocarbons, the demand for Russian energy resources in Europe has only grown in recent years. In the first quarter of this year alone, Europe purchased 15% more Russian gas than a year earlier. The same situation is observed with oil. “We can hardly expect a rebound in demand for Russian oil. Oil supplies from Yamal have already been contracted for years to come, and with the expansion of transportation geography and opportunities, they will, of course, only grow,” agrees Yakovenko.

Gazprom Neft reported the fifteenth million tons of oil extracted from the Novoportovskoye field in Yamal, and the five hundredth shipment shipped from the Arctic Gate terminal. Novy Port oil was exported on the tanker Shturman Skuratov with ice class Arc7. In 2018, average daily production at Novoportovskoye reached 19.6 thousand tons of oil.

One of the most large deposits in Yamal, with recoverable reserves of 250 million tons of oil and condensate, as well as 320 billion cubic meters. m of gas, was discovered back in 1964. Novy Port oil, according to its properties, belongs to the light category, with a low sulfur content (about 0.1%). The field is located 250 km north of the city of Nadym and 30 km from the coast of the Ob Bay. The first oil at Novoport was produced in August 2012. Now Novy Port oil, which is superior in quality not only to Russian Urals, but also to the standard North Sea Brent, is supplied to nine countries.

The field is being developed by a subsidiary of the Russian vertically integrated oil company, Gazpromneft-Yamal. In 2017, 5.9 million tons were produced at Novoportovskoye. This year, average daily production reached 19.6 thousand tons of oil. By the end of the year, the company expects to extract more than 7 million tons of hydrocarbons at Novoport. Peak production at this Arctic asset of Gazprom Neft at a level of more than 8 million tons per year is planned for 2020. According to the company, there are currently 221 production wells operating in the field, 24 of which are multilateral. Gazpromneft-Yamal uses high-tech drilling technologies at Novoportovskoye, including horizontal and double-barreled wells, as well as multi-stage hydraulic fracturing, proactive geosteering and others modern technologies. In the next five years, Gazprom Neft plans to allocate 400 billion rubles for the development of the Novoportovskoye field and related projects. The company hopes to develop oil production in Yamal, where more than 20 oil and gas fields have been discovered to date.

The first tanker shipment of Novoport oil from the specially built Arctic Gate terminal was shipped on May 25, 2016. The terminal is located in the waters of the Gulf of Ob, 3.5 km from the coast. According to the company, by November 2018, 500 shipments of oil were shipped from here. The Arctic Gate oil terminal, 80 m high, is capable of shipping 8.5 million tons of oil year-round.

Operations for transporting oil from the field involve six Arc7 class tankers, designed and built by order of Gazprom Neft specifically for operation in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Ob. They can independently overcome ice 1.8 m thick. The logistics scheme built by the company allows us to deliver raw materials to consumers by sea all year round. During the year, tankers make more than 200 trips from the oil terminal to Murmansk, most of the shipments are made in difficult ice conditions. In the summer of 2018, the icebreaker Alexander Sannikov began duty in the waters of the Ob Bay.

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