ArcelorMittal Luxembourg: nearly 40,000 tonnes of steel to Siberia
ArcelorMittal Belval & Differdange provided 19,500 tonnes of beams and around 20,000 tonnes of sheet piles – all produced in Luxembourg – for the Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Northwestern Siberia. Our steel perfectly matched the requirements for the extreme climatic conditions, where the temperatures can reach -50°C.
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16.5 million tonnes of gas per year as from 2017
The Yamal Project is a long-term development plan to exploit the vast natural gas reserves of the Yamal Peninsula in Northwestern Siberia. The gas produced at the field will be delivered to the international markets in a liquefied natural gas form, thus requiring the construction of a liquefaction plant in Sabetta with 3 production trains, each with an annual capacity of 5.5 million tonnes, and important infrastructure developments.
Around 40,000 tonnes of ArcelorMittal steel
In 2014-2015, ArcelorMittal mills in Belval - Differdange (Luxembourg) and Dabrowa (Poland) supplied 19,500 tonnes of beams for the project (special steel grades suitable for applications at temperatures as low as -50°C). The beams were mainly used to build the supporting structure of the plant: the gas liquefaction and purification facilities as well as the auxiliary equipment and industrial buildings and halls.
ArcelorMittal Belval & Differdange also provided around 20,000 tonnes of sheet piles for the construction of the port of Sabetta. The port, part of the Yamal infrastructure investments, is a new seaport under construction on the western shore of the Ob Bay.
ArcelorMittal’s steel was chosen for this project as we can supply hot rolled steel sheet piles with a steel grade matching the requirements for extreme climatic conditions, including installation of the steel sheet piles at very low temperatures. The total scope of this mega project includes in the first stage, 4 quay walls, the South-Eastern Ice Barrier, the North-Western Ice Barrier and 2 loading platforms. LNG production will be launched in 2017. A peak production of 16.5 million tonnes per year is expected to be reached in 2021.