LNG
FT: Sanctions prevent Russia from exporting LNG from Arctic LNG 2
Foreign journalists note that Western sanctions scare away buyers of Russian gas, so the terrorist country is forced to store LNG from its flagship Arctic project. The Financial Times writes about it. Since the start of loading operations last month, three vessels have shipped LNG from Arctic LNG 2. One of the vessels, the Everest…
The US introduced restrictions against ships that transported gas from “Arctic LNG 2”
The United States introduced new sanctions against ships and companies that transported gas from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2. This was officially announced by the US State Department, Ukrinform reports. Thus, the US State Department imposed sanctions against two companies and two vessels associated with the illegal transportation of Russian LNG from a sanctioned project….
Russia used the world’s largest floating LNG storage facility for shadow exports
Russia began using the world’s largest floating storage of liquefied natural gas in the “shadow fleet”.
The Russians placed a new gas processing platform near the Arctic LNG 2 berth
The LNG production platform was towed away from Murmansk, however, it is not known whether it will be launched due to the sanctions.
The sanctioned gas carrier was exposed for transshipment of Russian LNG from ship to ship
A sub-sanctioned gas carrier tried to transfer a cargo of Russian LNG at sea using the ship-to-ship method.
The second tanker has already arrived at the Arctic LNG 2 terminal of the Russian Federation
Both vessels tried to hide their names and true location to avoid US sanctions.
Russia’s Arctic LNG-2 reduced production to a minimum due to sanctions
Russia’s largest LNG producer cut processing at its plant in June to the lowest level since February.
The Russian Federation bought dozens of tankers through front companies in the UAE
The Kremlin is trying to circumvent sanctions against the export of Russian energy carriers thanks to shell companies registered in the UAE.
Russia is creating a “shadow fleet” of gas carriers
After the introduction of European sanctions, Russia began to create a fleet for illegal transportation of liquefied gas.
Finland gave up on Russian LNG half a year earlier
This decision was influenced by the adoption of the 14th package of EU sanctions against the Russian Federation.
