SHTURMAN ALBANOV

The tanker is intended to be used as one of seven shuttle tankers for year-round supply of Arctic oil from the Novoportovskoye field from the Gulf of Ob to the Nord transshipment complex in the Murmansk seaport for further shipment to larger tankers for export.
The tanker is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, russia's largest state-owned shipping company for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian crude oil, oil products, and liquefied natural gas. The major charterers of PJSC Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. PJSC Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG and others.
On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which the sanctioned russian PJSC Sovcomflot has an interest.