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pable of tackling tasks requiring nonconventional so-  neighboring fields that used the seaport of Sabetta as
                                        lutions. What also adds to our competitive advan-  their transit point. And again, to be able to monitor
                                        tage is the fleet of cargo and passenger transport and   the quality of our service, we started one more office,
                                        dedicated machinery. Selling transportation servic-  in the village of Priobye (Serginsky River Port). This
                                        es reliably and trouble-free can be challenging, and   allowed us to increase the efficiency of cargo shipping
                                        force majeures and high labor input are all part of   to Sabetta during summer navigation. Between 2014
                                        the transport business. One more advantage lies in   and 2021, NEK handled about 670,000 freight tons of
                                        our strong focus on IT services – for both internal   Sabetta-bound cargo.
                                        automation and tracking/warehousing solutions for   – Did servicing the Sabetta-bound traffic lead
                                        better customer convenience. One of our software   to engagement in more projects?
                                        products, NFS (Nek Freight System), was originally   – While operating in Sabetta, NEK group was
                                        designed to streamline the in-houses processes. Now,   at all times looking for the opportunities to ex-
                                        its distributed application allows our customers to   pand geography of its services in the Far North. We
                                        control their stocks and cargo transfers remotely in   set our eye on the opposite shore of the Gulf of
                                        online mode.                                  Ob – deposits of the Gydan Peninsula. In 2016, at the
                                           – NEK started as a south-based company and   very beginning of the project, NEK-operated barges
                                        has reoriented the direction of its operations to-  were already carrying cargoes to the berths of the
                                        wards North. How did this happen?             east coast of the Gulf of Ob. Between 2018 and 2020,
                                           – The history of our operations in the Far North   NEK concentrated its efforts mostly on operating
                                        traces back to 2008, when NEK was hired by Naryan-  ice berths and unloading onto fast ice. We were re-
                                        marneftegaz to be service provider for its Yuzhnoye   sponsible for preparation of sites, approach handling,
                                        Khylchuyu field. To enhance the quality of door to   maintenance of access roads, and unloading. Among
                                        door delivery, a contract requirement, we decided   the ships we were unloading cargoes from, was the
                                        to start an office in Arkhangelsk. In 2014, we were   unique nuclear-powered lighter carrier Sevmorput. It
                                        placed with the order to transport Schlumberger   took off from there: From sea/river freight forward-
                                        equipment to Sabetta and Yamal LNG project, which   ing we moved on to using our own equipment to or-
                                        marked the start of our involvement as a service pro-  ganize local services such as transportation along
           SOZVEZDYE #39                vider for Novatek companies in the water area of the   winter roads to neighboring fields and servicing/
                                        Gulf of Ob. It was then that the Arkhangelsk-Sabetta   cleaning of motor roads. Having built a reputation
                                        line was identified by NEK as having a good poten-  as a reliable partner, we went on to organize fuel stor-
            логистика                   tial for its future growth. But, while the dispatch of   ages and diesel fuel pumping, and to service roads
                                                                                      within license blocks.
                                        cargoes from Arkhangelsk was going smooth orga-
            logistics                   nizationally, the acceptance in Sabetta was not with-  – Where does NEK concentrate its efforts now?
                                        out troubles, for which reason NEK opened the office   – In the realm of northern projects, NEK current-
                                        in Sabetta. As the project progressed, NEK was be-  ly provides its services along the entire Northern Sea
                                        ing placed more orders, building new logistics chains   Route, including Vladivostok. Our efforts are cur-
                                        and growing into a better coordinated and cohesive   rently being channeled into increasing our logistics
           44                           team. In addition to marine transportation, we began   potential in the commercial port of Vladivostok. As
                                        to organize cargo delivery (along winter roads) to the   to Arkhangelsk, it is a special place for us and has be-
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