An outgoing LNG carrier was reported to have collided with a loading jetty at the port of Prigorodnoye that serves the Sakhalin 2 liquefied natural gas project earlier this week.

Russian news agency Tass reported that the jetty was closed after the incident but Sakhalin Energy, operater of the Sakhalin 2 project, said in a statement that it did not expect the incident to have any impact on shipping schedules.

“LNG carrier Grand Elena made contact with (the) mooring dolphin of the LNG jetty during her departure in the evening of 27 November,” a company representative told Russian state news agency Tass.

“There were no injuries or damage to the environment. There is no impact on the production. The company is conducting an investigation,” the representative added.

According to a marine traffic website, Grand Elena remained moored in Prigorodnoye as Upstream went to press.

Its tanks, measuring about 145,000 tonnes, are reported to be filled with LNG.

Sakhalin Energy is led by Russian state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom, which has a 51% interest in the project.

Its annual LNG output exceeds 10 million tonnes, with most cargoes ending up in Japan under long-term contracts.

(This article has been amended from the original to reflect the fact that LNG loadings were not suspended as a result of the collision.)

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