Belokamenka was a VLCC, latterly used as an FSO (
Floating Storage and Offloading
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is a floating vessel used by the offshore oil and gas industry for the production and processing of hydrocarbons, and for the storage of oil. An FPSO vessel is designed to receive ...
) vessel, located off Singapore, and prior to 2015, at
Kola Bay
Kola Bay (russian: Кольский залив) or Murmansk Fjord is a 57-km-long fjord of the Barents Sea that cuts into the northern part of the Kola Peninsula. It is up to 7 km wide and has a depth of 200 to 300 metres. The Tuloma, Rosta ...
near
Murmansk
Murmansk ( Russian: ''Мурманск'' lit. " Norwegian coast"; Finnish: ''Murmansk'', sometimes ''Muurmanski'', previously ''Muurmanni''; Norwegian: ''Norskekysten;'' Northern Sámi: ''Murmánska;'' Kildin Sámi: ''Мурман ланнҍ ...
. Belokamenka was scrapped in April 2019.
History
Belokamenka was originally built by
Mitsui Eng. & Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd., Chiba Works, on 1980.
Its name was ''Berge Pioneer'' until 2004.
Technical features
Belokamenka has a length of and width of .
[
] It handled four million tonnes of
crude oil per year, shipped in by small shuttle tankers from
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near i ...
.
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Operator
Belokamenka was chartered by Rosnefteflot, a subsidiary of
Rosneft
PJSC Rosneft Oil Company ( stylized as ROSNEFT) is a Russian integrated energy company headquartered in Moscow. Rosneft specializes in the exploration, extraction, production, refining, transport, and sale of petroleum, natural gas, and petrol ...
, on a long-term basis. It was operated by the Oil Terminal "Belokamenka" L.L.C.
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Floating production storage and offloading vessels
Service vessels of Russia
Oil tankers
Rosneft
1980 ships
Ships built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding
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