Energy consumption and efficiency
Different types of ship fuel are the main types of energy resources consumed in production activities of the Group.
| Type of fuel | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel oil, tonnes | 958,550 | 70 % | 1,025,791 | 72 % | 943,112 | 75.6 % |
| Diesel fuel, tonnes | 203,754 | 15 % | 231,860 | 16 % | 208,690 | 16.7 % |
| Gas engine fuel, tonnes | 200,475 | 15 % | 166,741 | 12 % | 96,442 | 7.7 % |
| Total | 1,362,779 | 100 % | 1,424,393 | 100 % | 1,248,244 | 100 % |
Sovcomflot Group is actively engaged in work to implement a state programme for introducing gas engine fuel in the transport sector. In 2019, the share of gas engine fuel amounted to 15 % of the total ship fuel consumption against 12 % a year earlier. The increase in this indicator is due to an increase in the intensity of liquefied gas transportation and the addition of new-generation LNG fuelled vessels to the Group’s fleet. The SCF fleet includes five LNG tankers equipped with LNG powered internal combustion engines and four LNG tankers that also use gas fuel for the ship power plant (steam turbine). In addition, six dualfuel Aframax tankers using liquefied natural gas as the primary fuel were put into service in 2018-2019.
The consumption of energy resources such as heat, electricity, motor gasoline is associated with the operation of the Group’s onshore units. Their consumption volume is insignificant compared to consumption volumes of different types of ship fuel. The Group does not consume any types of energy resources other than those listed above.