Russia: First LNG Dredging Phase in Port Sabetta Completed

Dredging company Jan de Nul of Belgium has completed preparatory operations in port Sabetta which will serve as a key element of the transport infrastructure for the Yamal LNG project.

The dredging project is scheduled for completion in 2016. During the 2014-2016 period, the fleet of Jan De Null is expected to dredge up to 70 million cbm of material, according to a press release by Russia’s  Federal Marine and River Transport Agency.

Jan De Nul Group signed a contract in March for the dredging works for the first phase of the Yamal LNG project. The project is located near the village of Sabetta, on the north-east of the Yamal Peninsula.

Quays will be built for receiving large LNG plant process modules and construction material. The access channel and port basin of the port of Sabetta will be dredged.

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LNG World News Staff, October 15, 2013; Image: Morflot