Belokamenka (ship)

Belokamenka in Roslyakovo (top right corner)
History
Name	Belokamenka (2004–...) Berge Pioneer (1980–2004)
Owner	Oil Terminal "Belokamenka" L.L.C.(2004–...) Bella Store (2004–2006) BW Gas (1980–2004)
Operator	Rosnefteflot
Port of registry	Murmansk, Russia
Builder	Mitsui Eng. & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Chiba Works
Laid down	1978
Launched	1980
Completed	1980 2004 (converted)
Acquired	1980
In service	1980
Out of service	2019
Identification	DNV ID: 11713 IMO number: 7708314
Fate	Scrapped 2019
General characteristics
Class and type	DNV: 1A1 Ship-shaped Oil Storage Unit E0
Type	Floating Storage and Offloading
Tonnage	360,700 DWT 188,728 GT 125,883 NT
Length	340.5 m (1,117 ft)
Beam	65.05 m (213.4 ft)
Draught	23.233 m (76.22 ft)

Belokamenka was an oil tanker (a very large crude carrier, a VLCC). It was latterly used as an FSO (floating production storage and offloading) vessel moored off in Kola Bay near Murmansk and after 2015 off Singapore. Belokamenka was scrapped in April 2019.

History

Belokamenka was originally built by Mitsui Eng. & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Chiba Works, on 1980.[1] Its name was Berge Pioneer until 2004.

Technical features

Belokamenka has a length of 340 metres (1,120 ft) and width of 65 metres (213 ft).[2] It handled four million tonnes of crude oil per year, shipped in by small shuttle tankers from Arkhangelsk.[3]

Operator

Belokamenka was chartered by Rosnefteflot, a subsidiary of Rosneft, on a long-term basis. It was operated by the Oil Terminal "Belokamenka" L.L.C.[1]

References

1. "Belokamenka". Det Norske Veritas. Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
2. "Kolsky Bay tanker-terminal goes to work in Murmansk region". Pravda. 2004-03-03. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
3. Jorn Madslien (2006-11-09). "Big-dollar deals tempt Arctic firms". BBC. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-31.

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