CAPE CARGO
80 TONNES OF OIL AND GAS PIPES AND SUBSEA RISERS ARRIVE IN CAPE TOWN
An-124-100 and IL-76TD- 90VD freighters from Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ fleet were called into action to deliver more than 80 tonnes of oil and gas equipment to Cape Town in South Africa.
The An-124 flight carried five 13-metre pipes from Singapore weighing 60 tonnes. The pipes were shipped to Singapore’s Changi Airport by truck and then placed carefully onto airport dollies and towed to the aircraft for loading. The aircraft’s onboard cranes were used to load the pipes. The delivery was operated on behalf of logistics company UTi South Africa and was contracted under the Ruslan International An-124 joint venture.
VOLGA-DNEPR EXTENDS ITS OIL AND GAS CAPABILITY TO LOAD 24-METRE DRILLING RIG
Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ outsize cargo technicians used a special aircraft ramp extension to load a 24-metre long oil and gas drilling rig onto an An-124- 100 freighter bound for Mirny in Russia.
The rig was delivered from Novy Urengoy for Krasnodar Drilling, a branch of the Gazprom Drilling Company, one of Russia’s largest specialists in oil and gas well construction. It will be used at the Verkhnechonskoe oil and gas condensate field.
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FAST FLOW
Earlier, the urgent transportation of oil equipment from Stavanger, Norway, was organised by Volga-Dnepr’s experts using an IL-76TD-90VD cargo aircraft. The shipment of two subsea risers measuring 13.5m and 7.5m in length was required to complete the fast repair of a broken semi- submersible drilling rig. This equipment was delivered on behalf of French broker ATS International.
“The fast delivery of the risers to Cape Town helped the oil and gas operation to
resume production at the rig within a short timescale. We have a lot of expertise in meeting such urgent customer requests. In situations of extreme urgency when each day of interruption to production can result in substantial financial losses, we are always ready to provide customers with fast and effective solutions to support them in keeping their projects on track,” said Clair Gunn, Commercial Executive at Volga-Dnepr.
The ramp extension reduced the ramp slope to enable loading and unloading of the long single piece of cargo. The drilling rig was then pulled into the cargo hold by a tractor. As part of its service, Volga- Dnepr also obtained special permission to operate from Novy Urengoy and Mirny airports and arranged the necessary terminal services.
“The Volga-Dnepr team was very professional, diligent and responsive. The aircraft was positioned in time and the loading was performed without any errors
or delays,” stated Andrey Tsaryok, Acting CEO of Krasnodar Drilling.
As a specialist logistics provider to the oil and gas industry, Volga-Dnepr Airlines has performed over 1,335 flights for leading customers in the sector, carrying unique, outsize and heavyweight shipments all over the world.
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