Arctic OSV Vitus Bering set to work on Sakhalin offshore field
The new multipurpose Arctic Offshore Supply Vessel Vitus Bering, on March 7, 2013 set out on its first voyage from the port of Kholmsk to operate within the "Sakhalin-1" project on a long-term charter agreement with Exxon Neftegas Ltd, Sovcomflot, the ship owner said.
In mid-January OSV Vitus Bering departed the port of St. Petersburg, and on March 1st reached the Sea of Okhotsk, having covered nearly 13,000 nm in 45 days. Upon completion of loading and bunkering operations at Vanino port the ship proceeded to the drilling rig "Orlan", located in the northern part of the Sea of Okhotsk on the coastal shelf of Sakhalin. Traveling time to the platform was 2.5 days.
The icebreaking offshore supply vessel Vitus Bering was designed for year-round support of offshore drilling platforms. The vessel will supply the Orlan drilling rig and participate in the outfitting of another platform "Berkut". The OSV Vitus Bering will operate in severe conditions and in ice up to 1.5 meters. The ship's crew - 21 people, all Russian nationals.
St.Petersburg-headquartered Sovcomflot (SCF Group), the biggest shipping company in Russia, ranks the fifth top tanker company in the world. The Company specializes in global transportation of crude oil, oil products and other energy sources. The Group's fleet comprises about 150 vessels of total deadweight of 11.7 million tonnes. The Group operates through its offices in Moscow, Novorossiysk, Murmansk, Vladivostok, London, Limassol, Madrid and Singapore.
