Gazpromneft Shipping has clinched a RUB 14bn ($211.81m) loan to finance new icebreakers.
The facility has been arranged by Vnesheconombank (VEB) for two ships at Vyborg Shipyard.
The vessels will be used to aid year-round shipment of oil from the Novoport field.
Leningrad region deputy governor Dmitry Yalov told Interfax: "A very serious amount of money came via VEB...Gazpromneft Shipping received a preferential credit at 11.5%,"
