Panalpina opens office in Murmansk, Russia
Panalpina is opening an office in the Russian city of Murmansk, located close to the country’s borders with Norway and Finland. The company has been focusing on this area for many years, primarily because of Shtokman Gas Field Development. Being the world’s largest natural gas field, Shtokman was discovered in 1988, and since 1992 Sevmorneftegaz, a joint venture of Russian energy companies Gazprom and Rosneft, has been holding the license to operate the field. The field’s reserves are estimated at 3.8 trillion cubic meters of natural gas and more than 37 million tons of gas condensate.
The field is of strategic importance for Gazprom and will become a resource base for Russian pipeline gas as well as liquefied natural gas exports to the Atlantic Basin markets. The shareholders (Russia’s Gazprom – 51%, France’s TOTAL – 25%, Norway’s StatoilHydro – 24%) sanctioned a multi-billion development program. The field will be developed by Shtokman Development AG.
As the global leader in the Oil & Gas market, Panalpina will concentrate on provision of services to the leading international and Russian companies that will include seismic companies, drilling contractors, supply and support vessel operators, oilfield service and supply companies, engineering companies and off-shore construction companies.
Located on the Cola Peninsula, in close proximity to Shtokman Field, and being the major hub for international air and ocean traffic, Murmansk is the ideal location for Panalpina to develop its logistics infrastructure.
“We are confident that with our strong market position in air and ocean freight combined with a focused approach to logistics and supply chain management solutions and extensive local knowledge, Panalpina will establish itself as the leading player in this strategic area,” says Stefan Karlen, Managing Director of Panalpina Russia.
The Panalpina Group
The Panalpina Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of forwarding and logistics services, specializing in end-to-end supply chain management solutions and intercontinental air freight and ocean freight shipments. Thanks to its in-depth industry know-how and state-of-the-art IT systems, Panalpina provides globally integrated door-to-door forwarding services tailored to its customers' individual needs. The Panalpina Group operates a close-knit network with some 500 branches in over 80 countries. In a further 80 countries, it cooperates closely with partner companies. Panalpina employs 13,500 people worldwide.
The field is of strategic importance for Gazprom and will become a resource base for Russian pipeline gas as well as liquefied natural gas exports to the Atlantic Basin markets. The shareholders (Russia’s Gazprom – 51%, France’s TOTAL – 25%, Norway’s StatoilHydro – 24%) sanctioned a multi-billion development program. The field will be developed by Shtokman Development AG.
As the global leader in the Oil & Gas market, Panalpina will concentrate on provision of services to the leading international and Russian companies that will include seismic companies, drilling contractors, supply and support vessel operators, oilfield service and supply companies, engineering companies and off-shore construction companies.
Located on the Cola Peninsula, in close proximity to Shtokman Field, and being the major hub for international air and ocean traffic, Murmansk is the ideal location for Panalpina to develop its logistics infrastructure.
“We are confident that with our strong market position in air and ocean freight combined with a focused approach to logistics and supply chain management solutions and extensive local knowledge, Panalpina will establish itself as the leading player in this strategic area,” says Stefan Karlen, Managing Director of Panalpina Russia.
The Panalpina Group
The Panalpina Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of forwarding and logistics services, specializing in end-to-end supply chain management solutions and intercontinental air freight and ocean freight shipments. Thanks to its in-depth industry know-how and state-of-the-art IT systems, Panalpina provides globally integrated door-to-door forwarding services tailored to its customers' individual needs. The Panalpina Group operates a close-knit network with some 500 branches in over 80 countries. In a further 80 countries, it cooperates closely with partner companies. Panalpina employs 13,500 people worldwide.