Marine vessels

The Arctic shuttle tanker, the second vessel in a series of three reinforced ice-class tankers designed to transport oil produced in the Arctic region of russia at the Varandey field, belongs to the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia that services and supports offshore hydrocarbon production and transports russian oil, oil products and liquefied natural gas. The main charterers of 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, including Varandey and Prirazlomnoye. The main operation of the tanker is the transportation of crude oil from the Varandey ice-resistant offshore shipping terminal in the Barents Sea to Murmansk. The Varandey oil loading terminal (affiliated with the sanctioned Lukoil) provides year-round transshipment of oil produced in the Timan-Pechora oil and gas province, located above the Arctic Circle in the village of Varandey on the shores of the Barents Sea. To transport oil, the tanker is equipped with ten tanks, each with a capacity of about 8,000 cubic meters. Typically, the tanker transports about 70 thousand tons of crude oil per voyage. The vessel transports oil from the Varandey oil export terminal, the Prirazlomnoye Arctic offshore oil field in the Pechora Sea (a stationary platform, which is the world's first ice-resistant Arctic-class oil platform), in particular, to Murmansk, to the FSO KOLA floating storage tanker (IMO 9217979, under USA sanctions). On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The A1 ice-class supply tanker is a large icebreaker operating in the Arctic Ocean, owned by the sanctioned company PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia that services and supports offshore hydrocarbon production and transportation of russian crude oil, petroleum products and liquefied natural gas. The services provided by PJSC Sovcomflot are a significant source of income for the russian federation - more than 70% of its revenues come from the sale of energy. The main charterers of 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, including Varandey and Prirazlomnoye. The tanker is a dual-action vessel, which can navigate both forward and backward in the ice, and is the third vessel in a series of shuttle tankers of enhanced ice class designed for marine transportation of oil within the Varandey Arctic energy project. The vessel transports crude oil from the Varandey oil export terminal, the Arctic Gate offshore oil terminal on the Yamal Peninsula, the Prirazlomnoye offshore oil field in the Pechora Sea (a stationary platform, which is the world's first ice-resistant Arctic-class oil platform), in particular, to Murmansk, to the FSO KOLA floating storage tanker (IMO 9217979, under USA sanctions). The Varandey Oil Export Terminal (affiliated with the sanctioned Lukoil) provides year-round transshipment of oil produced in the Timan-Pechora oil and gas province, located above the Arctic Circle in the village of Varandey on the Barents Sea. The Arctic Gateway terminal is a specialized port on the coast of the Gulf of Ob designed to export liquid hydrocarbons from the giant Novoportovskoye oil and gas condensate field, which is being developed by the sanctioned Gazprom Neft. The Prirazlomnoye Arctic offshore oil field is being developed by Gazprom Neft Shelf LLC (a 100% subsidiary of Gazprom Neft), which is the offshore project management center of Gazprom Neft, the only oil company producing oil on the russian Arctic shelf. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel was built in 2013 by order of the sanctioned russian state-owned company Sovcomflot, russia's largest shipping company in the field of marine transportation of hydrocarbons, as well as maintenance, support for offshore exploration and oil and gas production. The company's fleet (owned and chartered) serves large-scale energy projects in russia, including Yamal LNG, Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Varandey, etc. The vessel participates in ensuring the uninterrupted operation of oil production platforms at the Kirinskoye gas condensate field located within the Kirinsky block of the Sakhalin-3 project on the shelf of Sakhalin Island, the Chayvonskoye oil field, and the Arkutun-Dagi oil and gas field, which are part of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.

Multifunctional icebreaking vessel for offshore production platforms. The vessel was built by order of the sanctioned Sovcomflot to operate on the continental shelf of Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Okhotsk as part of the Sakhalin-2 project, one of the world's largest projects for the integrated development of oil and gas fields in the russian Far East in subarctic conditions. The project includes the development of two fields located in the Sea of Okhotsk: Piltun-Astokhskoye and Lunskoye. The produced oil and gas are transported via the Trans-Sakhalin pipeline system through the integrated onshore processing complex to the Primorskoye production complex, which includes a liquefied natural gas plant and an oil shipment terminal. The project is testing technologies for offshore hydrocarbon production and gas liquefaction. The vessel's design and equipment allow it to provide year-round supplies and stocks to oil platform personnel, carry out emergency rescue duty and respond quickly to emergencies. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The Aker ARC 121 was built by order of the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot and is designed to service drilling platforms of the Salalin-2 oil and gas development project, one of the world's largest projects for the integrated development of oil and gas fields in the far east of russia in subarctic conditions. The project includes the development of two fields located in the Sea of Okhotsk: Piltun-Astokhskoye and Lunskoye. The produced oil and gas are transported via the Trans-Sakhalin pipeline system through the integrated onshore processing complex to the Primorskoye production complex, which includes a liquefied natural gas plant and an oil shipment terminal. The project is testing technologies for offshore hydrocarbon production and gas liquefaction. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The Aker ARC 121 icebreaking platform supply vessel was built by order of the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot and is intended to service three production platforms of the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas development project, one of the world's largest projects for the integrated development of oil and gas fields in the far east of russia in subarctic conditions. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/oil products from russian ports in the Black and Azov Seas, mainly to Turkey, using deceptive practices (disabling AIS, spoofing), including in the Kerch Strait, and calls at ports in the TOT of Crimea, in particular, the port of Feodosia. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker is involved in the export of russian oil/oil products from russian ports in the Azov and Black Seas, mainly to Turkey and Egypt, uses deceptive practices (AIS shutdown, spoofing), including in the Kerch Strait area, calls at the port of Crimea (a port on the shore of the Kerch Strait, located near the village of Zhukovka, is part of the Kerch ferry service (the line from the port of Crimea to the port of Kavkaz), in 2014-2015 the port was dredged, which increased the capacity of the line), the port of Kerch in the TOT of Crimea. The vessel is affiliated with the russian company Middle-Volga Shipping Company LLC (under Ukrainian sanctions), which is a supplier to the sanctioned Rosnefteflot JSC (at least under two contracts worth 94.4 million rubles) within the russian state procurement system. Rosnefteflot JSC is a part of the group of the sanctioned russian PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, a russian state-owned oil and gas company, one of the world's largest oil producers. The main activities of Rosnefteflot JSC are, in particular, the chartering of the tanker fleet for the benefit of Rosneft, organization of river transportation in the interests of Rosneft in the Volga-Don, Azov-Don, Volga and Volga-Baltic basins. The owner and manager of the vessel is the Maltese company Hai Ocean Shipping Co Ltd, which is associated, in particular, with russian citizen Mikhail Slobodov as one of the two owners of the company.

The tanker is involved in the export of russian oil/oil products from russian ports in the Black and Azov Seas, mainly to Turkey and Egypt, and uses deceptive practices (disabling AIS), including in the Kerch Strait area, calls at the port n the TOT of Crimea (the port on the shores of the Kerch Strait, located near the village of Zhukivka, is part of the Kerch ferry service (the line from the port of Crimea to the port of Caucasus), in 2014-2015 the port was dredged, which increased the capacity of the line). The vessel is owned by the russian company Middle-Volga Shipping Company LLC (under Ukrainian sanctions), which is a supplier to the sanctioned Rosnefteflot JSC (under at least two contracts worth 94.4 million rubles) within the russian state procurement system. Rosnefteflot JSC is a part of the group of the sanctioned russian PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, a russian state-owned oil and gas company, one of the world's largest oil producers. The main activities of Rosnefteflot JSC are, in particular, chartering of the tanker fleet for the benefit of Rosneft, organization of river transportation in the interests of Rosneft in the Volga-Don, Azov-Don, Volga and Volga-Baltic basins.

The tanker is involved in the export of sanctioned russian oil/oil products from russian ports in the Baltic, Black Seas, and the Pacific region, mainly to China and India, using high-risk practices, including disabling AIS and conducting dark activities in the Baltic Sea. The tanker called at a russian port, where the price of oil was constantly exceeding the price cap of $60 per barrel of russian oil. On September 17, 2024, the russian federal State Budgetary Institution 'Main Directorate of the Northern Sea Route' issued a permit for transit navigation along the Northern Sea Route from east to west for the AQUATICA vessel without ice class for the period until October 15, 2024. The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of the shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world and threaten the environment. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. On February 24, 2025, as part of the restrictions on the russian shadow fleet, the EU imposed sanctions on the tanker for transporting crude oil/oil products originating in or exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33) (sanctions will enter into force on February 25, 2025).

The tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/oil products from russian ports in the Baltic Sea and the Pacific region, mainly to India. The ice-class tanker is the second vessel in a series of new generation Aframax-size large-capacity tankers built to order by the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot at the sanctioned shipyard SSK Zvezda LLC. The construction was financed by the sanctioned VEB.rf. Upon completion of the construction, the vessel was chartered on a long-term basis (under a 20-year time charter agreement) by the sanctioned PJSC Rosneft Oil Company to provide sea transportation of russian export cargoes. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports in the Baltic, Black Sea, and Pacific regions, mainly to India. The vessel is owned and operated by the sanctioned russian company JSC Rosnefteflot, which is a subsidiary of the sanctioned PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, a russian state-owned oil and gas company, one of the world's largest oil producers. Rosnefteflot JSC carries out technical and commercial management of floating drilling rigs; technical and commercial management of the ice-class transport and towing fleet in Arctic conditions; technical and commercial management of the tanker fleet in Arctic waters; ensures the operation of the port fleet; provides services in the ports of Vladivostok, Nakhodka, Vostochny, Primorskoe, Tuapse, Novorossiysk, Ust-Luga, and Primorsk. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.