- Russia returns to plans for the first batch of LNG-powered icebreakers
- by the end of the year, a decision on the possible construction of two to four medium-sized LNG-powered icebreakers will be made
Russia plans for the first batch of LNG-powered icebreakers says an article on Offshore Energy.
LNG-powered icebreakers
The government has appointed Rosatom, Russia’s atomic energy corporation, as the state operator of the Northern Sea Route. Director general of Rosatom Alexei Likhachev said that “by the end of the year a decision on the possible construction of two to four medium-sized LNG-powered icebreakers will be made”.
Increasing fleet
Russia has the world’s only fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers and it wants to build up its fleet to accommodate climate change. The country’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek signed an agreement with Rosatom to develop LNG-powered icebreakers in 2018 but those plans were put on hold.
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Source: Offshore Energy
