Russian president Vladimir Putin was part of a big-name line-up that attended the christening of SCF Group (Sovcomflot)’s pioneering ice-breaking LNG carrier in St Petersburg on Saturday.
The 172,600-cbm newbuilding Christophe de Margerie was the centrepiece of the three-day 21st St Petersburg International Economic Forum, which kicked off on Thursday.
The Arc7 LNG carrier is expected to lift the first cargo from Russia’s 16.5m
