Power and automation technology provider ABB has won a contract to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for the first of 16 Yamal LNG carriers.
Said to be part of a project to transport LNG from the Yamal peninsula in north-west Siberia to Asia and Europe, the contract includes options to equip 15 further vessels.
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The Yamal peninsula is located inside the Arctic Circle and locked in ice for most of the year, and a consortium of partners headed by Russian gas producer Novatek have joined the Yamal project to open up gas from the peninsula.
The new 170,000m³ LNG carriers, built to ice-breaking capability of ARC 7, will be used to ship the LNG out of Sabetta port.
According to ABB, the new building programme will be completed by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).
As part of the contract, ABB will supply turbochargers, generators, switchboards, transformers, electric drives, propulsion control and Azipod propulsion units to power the vessels through arctic conditions.
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By GlobalDataABB process automation division head Veli-Matti Reinikkala said: "Operating LNG carriers in ice-locked waters year-round requires the highest standards in safety and efficiency.
"ABB is very proud to have had its technology selected for such a project."
The company claims that in order to keep the facility running at full production, LNG vessels should be operational at all times.
Image: Yamal Arctic LNG. Photo: courtesy of Novatek.
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