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Sovcomflot

Description

Sovcomflot is Russia’s largest shipping company, and one of the global leaders in the maritime transportation of hydrocarbons, as well as the servicing and support of offshore exploration and oil & gas production.

The company is registered in Saint-Petersburg and has representative offices in Moscow, Novorossiysk, Murmansk, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, London, Limassol and Dubai.

At a glance

Russia’s largest shipping company and a global leader in the transportation of energy by sea and in servicing oil and gas projects on the continental shelf, including offshore geophysical exploration.

A participant in large oil and gas projects in Russia and abroad: Sakhalin-1; Sakhalin-2; Varandey; Prirazlomnoye;
Novy Port; Yamal LNG; Tangguh (Indonesia); Peregrino (Brazil).

The world’s leading operator of a fleet designed for the extreme conditions of the Arctic and subarctic seas: 50% of the feet is ice class and some 10% of vessels have a DAT (double acting tanker) capability.

Main charterers comprise Russian and international oil & gas companies, including: Gazprom; Royal Dutch Shell; Exxon Mobil; Lukoil; Glencore; Total; Trafgura; Vitol; Chevron; Equinor; PetroChina; Rosneft; BP; Sibur Holding, and
others.

The absolute leader among the operators of Arctic shuttle tankers and Aframax tankers and the second-largest  operator of ice-class LNG tankers, by the number of vessels.

A wide geographical footprint: SCF's vessels call at more than 100 ports daily across fve continents; the company has offces in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novorossiysk, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, London, Dubai, and Limassol.

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