The Malta flagged Ice Condor, first tanker laden with Arctic crude oil on January 28 2016 moored at the Floating Storage and Offloading Unit “RPK NORD” at the Port of Murmansk, the Murmansk Port Authority said.
The Ice Condor will transfer to the FSO RPK NORD a cargo of 16,200 tonnes of crude oil. This is the first cargo of oil produced by Gazprom Neft at Yamal Peninsula Novoprotovsky field and shipped through marine terminal “Novy Port” (Gulf of Ob).
After accumulation on board the FSO RPK NORD the batches of oil will be offloaded to larger tankers for export.
The offshore transshipment facility FSO RPK NORD is expected to export about 12 million tonnes of oil a year.