ABB, a Swiss-based multinational company, has received a contract to deliver power and propulsion systems to the first of the 16 ARC7 ice-class tankers in the Yamal LNG project.
It is reported that ABB's scope of delivery includes ABB turbochargers, generators, switchgear, transformers, inverters, propulsion control systems and Azipod® propulsion systems. ABB also has a preference for the supply of 15 other ship equipment.
The first shipbuilding contract in the ship has been awarded to Daewoo Shipbuilding in South Korea and has the construction priority of 15 other ships. Each of these vessels has a capacity of 170,000 cubic meters and can transport LNG from the Yamal LNG project throughout the year. The design ambient temperature is minus 50 ° C and can sail independently in a 2.1 m thick ice zone.
The Yamal LNG project is one of the largest projects in the Arctic, owned by NOVATEK and Total Investments, each accounting for 80% and 20% of the total. It will produce and sell huge natural gas reserves in the Russian Arctic and participate in the development of a major new maritime voyage. Used to transport LNG to Europe and Asia. The project will drill more than 200 wells.