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Every Vessel Hunter story on Novatek: 9 stories, from 8 August 2026 to 9 October 2026. Newest: "Busan manager IOB takes over four Arc4 LNG carriers once built for MOL". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Busan manager IOB takes over four Arc4 LNG carriers once built for MOL
Busan-based IOB has started operations with four 174,000 cu m Arc4 LNG carriers built for MOL and plans to add three to six Arc7 ships in 2027.
UK sanctions three Arc7 LNG carriers, including Pyotr Stolypin before her delivery
The UK has sanctioned the Arc7 LNG carriers Aleksey Kosygin, Konstantin Posiet and Pyotr Stolypin, the third still on sea trials, in a 1 October package that listed eight ships.
Putin Inspects the Arc7 LNG Carrier Pyotr Stolypin at the Zvezda Yard
The Russian president visited the Zvezda complex at Bolshoy Kamen on 2 September to inspect an icebreaking LNG carrier built for a project whose scale has been cut back by sanctions.
Drone Strike Starts Fire at Ust-Luga as Yanos Refinery Halts Two Units
Ust-Luga handles crude, products, coal, LNG, gas condensate and fertilisers, and has now been targeted repeatedly since March, when at least eight storage tanks were destroyed or damaged.
Danish Yard Takes a Third Russian-Linked LNG Tanker Before the January Ban
The Boris Davydov has delivered at least 50 Yamal cargoes worth some $2.2bn since her last visit to the same yard in 2023.
TotalEnergies Completes Its Exit from Russia's Arctic LNG 2
TotalEnergies has transferred its 10 percent interest in Arctic LNG 2 to Novatek subsidiary NordLine, retaining a claim to about $1.3 billion in shareholder loans.
Arctic LNG 2 Fleet Grows to 18 Carriers as China Shipments Climb
Novatek and its partners now run a fleet of at least 18 gas carriers serving the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, with 31 shipments delivered to China this year.
Russia Builds an LNG Shadow Fleet Ahead of the EU's 2027 Ban
Russia is assembling a shadow fleet of LNG carriers ahead of the EU's complete ban on Russian LNG imports from January 2027, buying up ageing tonnage the industry is already retiring.
Satellite Images Reveal Novatek Terminal And Tank Farm Rising In Kola Bay
Satellite imagery shows at least fifteen gas reservoir tanks and a sea terminal rising at Belokamenka in the Kola Bay, which Novatek has confirmed form part of its heavily sanctioned Murmansk LNG project.
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