The tanker is designed for refueling (bunkering) cargo and passenger vessels with liquefied natural gas on a ship-to-ship basis. The vessel is part of the fleet of Gaspromneft Shipping LLC. Gaspromneft Shipping LLC is the shipowner and operator of Arctic tankers, icebreakers and bunkers of the sanctioned Gaspromneft Marine Bunker LLC, a subsidiary of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft PJSC, which is the operator of the bunker business of the sanctioned russian Gazprom Neft PJSC. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as property in which Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC has an interest.

The vessel-bunkerer is part of the fleet of Gazpromneft Shipping LLC, which carries out marine transportation of hydrocarbon raw materials and petroleum products. Gaspromneft Shipping LLC is the shipowner and operator of Arctic tankers, icebreakers and bunkers of the sanctioned Gaspromneft Marine Bunker LLC, a subsidiary of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft PJSC, which is the operator of the bunker business of the sanctioned russian Gazprom Neft PJSC. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as property in which Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC has an interest.

The vessel-bunkerer is part of the fleet of Gazpromneft Shipping LLC, which carries out marine transportation of hydrocarbon raw materials and petroleum products. Gaspromneft Shipping LLC is the shipowner and operator of Arctic tankers, icebreakers and bunkers of the sanctioned Gaspromneft Marine Bunker LLC, a subsidiary of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft PJSC, which is the operator of the bunker business of the sanctioned russian Gazprom Neft PJSC. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as property in which Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC has an interest.

The vessel is part of the fleet of Gazpromneft Shipping LLC, which carries out marine transportation of hydrocarbon raw materials and petroleum products. Gaspromneft Shipping LLC is the shipowner and operator of Arctic tankers, icebreakers and bunkers of the sanctioned Gaspromneft Marine Bunker LLC, a subsidiary of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft PJSC, which is the operator of the bunker business of the sanctioned russian Gazprom Neft PJSC. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as property in which Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC has an interest.

The bunkering tanker is designed to serve the Black Sea region of russia. The vessel is affiliated with Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC, a subsidiary of the sanctioned PJSC Gazprom Neft, which is the operator of the bunker business of the sanctioned russian PJSC Gazprom Neft. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC has an interest.

The vessel-bunkerer is part of the fleet of Gazpromneft Shipping LLC, which carries out marine transportation of hydrocarbon raw materials and petroleum products. Gaspromneft Shipping LLC is the shipowner and operator of Arctic tankers, icebreakers and bunkers of the sanctioned Gaspromneft Marine Bunker LLC, a subsidiary of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft PJSC, which is the operator of the bunker business of the sanctioned russian Gazprom Neft PJSC. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as property in which Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC has an interest.

The tanker of the Shturman series was built by order of the sanctioned PJSC Gazprom Neft. The tanker is involved in the transportation of russian oil (Novy Port grade) from the Novoportovskoye oil and gas condensate field (the flagship asset of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft) to the FSO Umba floating oil storage facility through the Arctic Gate oil loading terminal. The tanker is owned and operated by the russian company Gazpromneft Shipping LLC. Gaspromneft Shipping LLC is the shipowner and operator of Arctic tankers, icebreakers and bunkers of the sanctioned Gaspromneft Marine Bunker LLC, a subsidiary of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft PJSC, which is the operator of the bunker business of the sanctioned russian Gazprom Neft PJSC. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as property in which Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC has an interest.

The tanker of the Shturman series was built by order of the sanctioned PJSC Gazprom Neft. The tanker is involved in the transportation of russian oil (Novy Port grade) from the Novoportovskoye oil and gas condensate field (the flagship asset of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft) to the FSO Umba floating oil storage facility through the Arctic Gate oil loading terminal. The tanker is owned and operated by the russian company Gazpromneft Shipping LLC. Gaspromneft Shipping LLC is the shipowner and operator of Arctic tankers, icebreakers and bunkers of the sanctioned Gaspromneft Marine Bunker LLC, a subsidiary of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft PJSC, which is the operator of the bunker business of the sanctioned russian Gazprom Neft PJSC. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as property in which Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC has an interest.

The tanker of the Shturman series was built by order of the sanctioned PJSC Gazprom Neft. The tanker is involved in the transportation of russian oil (Novy Port grade) from the Novoportovskoye oil and gas condensate field (the flagship asset of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft) to the FSO Umba floating oil storage facility through the Arctic Gate oil loading terminal. The tanker is owned and operated by the russian company Gazpromneft Shipping LLC. Gaspromneft Shipping LLC is the shipowner and operator of Arctic tankers, icebreakers and bunkers of the sanctioned Gaspromneft Marine Bunker LLC, a subsidiary of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft PJSC, which is the operator of the bunker business of the sanctioned russian Gazprom Neft PJSC. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as property in which Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC has an interest. On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which will enter into force on May 21, 2025, on the tanker for the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On June 03, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker belongs to the fleet of Gazprom Neft Marine Bunker LLC, a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company PJSC Gazprom Neft, and is designed to operate in the seaports of the Black Sea region: Novorossiysk, Tuapse, Kavkaz, Temryuk, Taman and Sochi. The vessel's navigation area is unlimited, and its ice class allows it to operate in winter in ports that freeze. Gazprom Neft Marine Bunker LLC is the operator of Gazprom Neft's bunker business, providing year-round supplies of marine fuels and lubricants for sea and river transport in the largest ports of the Northwest, Black Sea and Far East regions, as well as in the Arctic and inland waterways. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.