Vladimir Filanovsky field is one of the Russia’s largest offshore fields with 129 million tons of oil and 30 billion cubic meters of gas reserves. The field has a unique geology: highly permeable collectors yield record high initial flow rates.

Commercial production at the field started on October 31, 2016 when Phase 1 of the field construction was launched. The Phase 1 infrastructure includes the Riser Unit, Ice Resistant Platform, Central Processing Platform, Living Quarters Platform and Head Onshore Facilities.

SST Group participated in the construction of Phase 1: the company provided project design, manufacturing, supply, installation, commissioning of electric heating systems as an EPC contractor. The self-regulating heating fluoropolymer insulated cables were installed to protect pipelines, tanks and other equipment from freezing.

The Gas Condensate Fractionation and Transhipment Complex (the “Ust-Luga Complex”) launched in 2013 is located at the all season port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea. It processes stable gas condensate into light and heavy naphtha, jet fuel, ship fuel component (fuel oil) and gasoil, and enables to ship the value-added petroleum products to international markets. The Ust-Luga Complex also allows for transshipment of stable gas condensate to the export markets.

SST Group got the EPC contract for electric heating system in the Ust-Luga Complex. The company was responsible for project design and supply. The project design is estimated in 12 700 working hours. SST Group delivered 128 000 m of heating cables, 1 700 sq. m of thermal insulation and 45 control cabinets.

Urga is a natural gas field, located in the north-west of Uzbekistan, in the former Aral Sea area. In 2011, the recoverable gas reserves in the field were estimated at 25.9 billion cubic meters of gas.

In 2012 SST Group participated in the Urga field modernization. The project target was to build a new boosting compressor station and crude gas processing and compressing plant. ERIELL, the main contractor of Urga field modernization, chose SST Group as an electric heating systems provider.

In 2016, with the commissioning of a hydrocracking plant at its Volgograd Refinery, LUKOIL completed the program aimed at retrofitting its four refineries in Russia. A hydrocracking plant is the core of the vacuum gas oil deep conversion facility, which also includes a combined sulfur plant and a hydrogen plant. This allowed the company not only to start the production of Euro 5 gasoline and diesel fuels, but also to significantly increase the output of high-quality motor fuels while simultaneously reducing the fuel oil yield.

The hydrocracking plant’s capacity is 3.5 million tons, the conversion degree is 75 % (diesel, gasoline, hydrocarbon gases). Over 3 million tons of the oil refinery’s output is shipped via the oil product pipeline operated by Transneft.

SST Energomontazh was brought in as an EPC contractor with the responsibility for a turn-key electric heating cable system. 29.4 km of self-regulating cables, 27 km of power and control cables, 13 control cabinets were designed and successfully delivered. The combined rated power of the system is 484 kW. As part of the EPC contract, the necessary construction was carried out and the electric heating system was installed and commissioned.

The terminal in the port of Vysotsk, Leningrad Region, is a complex multi-phased project for the production, storage, and export shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG), operated by CryoGAS Group. The project is connected to the natural gas pipeline running from St. Petersburg to Vyborg and Russia’s national border.

The LNG terminal in Vysotsk comprises a branch gas pipeline, two liquefaction plants each capable of processing 40 tons of LNG per hour to a combined annual capacity of 660 000 tons, a 42 000 m³ LNG storage tank, as well as the required transport and shipment infrastructure, consisting of an LNG carrier handling facility at the sea berth and a tank truck handling facility.

The project will grow the share of Russian energy on the European markets and improve the environmental status of the Baltic Sea by switching shipping to LNG as bunker fuel.

SST Group was awarded the EPC turnkey contract for electric heating systems at the LNG project in Vysotsk. The scope of supply included engineering survey and design, procurement, start-up and commissioning. The design of the electric heating systems for the LNG terminal in Vysotsk took 8 500 man-hours. The installation work was completed by four engineers from SST Group and a team of twenty technicians. The combined length of the heating cables was 15.6 km. 13 km of power cables and 446 m³ of thermal insulation were used. 10 control cabinets were installed to control the electric heating systems. For Vysotsk LNG Terminal, cables of the premium series HTP, BTX and BTC by SST Group were specified.

When developing the design concept of the new aquacomplex, the main idea was to preserve the legendary exterior of the Luzhniki swimming center using the latest technologies in terms of automation, water treatment and electric heating.

The refurbished Luzhniki Water Sports Palace is heated by SST Group engineering solutions. Electric heating systems are installed on the roof and storm drains, as well as in the indoor premises.

SST Group solutions solve a whole range of tasks. Electric heating of drainage chutes and funnels on the roof prevents the water drains from becoming blocked by ice and organizes the drainage of melt water that has formed, preserving the exterior of the complex.

Thanks to the heating of stairs and ramps, visiting the sports complex will be safe at any time of the year, 24/7.

In shower rooms, timely heating of tiles reduces the risk of injuries or cold-related diseases. The locker rooms with heated floors eliminate the risk of draughts maintaining a comfortable temperature. The heating in the corridor equipped with a hygienic carpet is a design solution of SST Group, providing a safe walk from the locker rooms to the water ride zone.

In the thermal recreational complex, heating helps to create the optimal microclimate. SST Group supplied heating cables for a farmer, stone, Turkish, and Mediterranean baths.