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Monday, June 23, 2025
Russian Nuclear Icebreakers Clear Path For First LNG Delivery of the Year to Asia via Arctic
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Russian Nuclear Icebreakers Clear Path For First LNG Delivery of the Year to Asia via Arctic

Russia’s Yamal LNG project has dispatched the first gas carrier in the direction of Asia via the Northern Sea Route. Two nuclear icebreakers, Yamal and

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Friday, May 30, 2025
LNG carrier in dense fog
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Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Readies for Summer as Sanctioned LNG Carriers Receive Permits for Arctic Route

In recent days at least a half-dozen sanctioned LNG carriers have received permits to sail Russia’s Northern Sea Route this summer. The vessels include last

May 30, 2025
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Friday, May 23, 2025
Russia and Bahrain in Advanced Talks Over LNG Supply Deal, Sources Say
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Russia and Bahrain in Advanced Talks Over LNG Supply Deal, Sources Say

Russia is in advanced talks with Bahrain over a three-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreement under which Moscow would supply the Gulf kingdom with 1.5

May 23, 2025
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
EU Sanctions Three MOL Gas Carriers Associated With Russia’s Yamal LNG
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EU Sanctions Three MOL Gas Carriers Associated With Russia’s Yamal LNG

In a surprise move the EU significantly tightened its sanctions against Russia’s liquefied natural gas sector. Brussels’ 17th sanctions package announced

May 21, 2025
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Russia Reflags, Renames Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tankers Ahead of Suspected Arctic LNG 2 Startup
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Russia Reflags, Renames Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tankers Ahead of Suspected Arctic LNG 2 Startup

Four ice-strengthened newbuild LNG carriers have been reflagged to the Russian Federation along with name changes. The vessels are part of Russia’s emerging

April 30, 2025
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Friday, April 25, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Energy

Europe Buys 80 Percent of US LNG in April, Replacing Russian Supplies Down One-Third

Deliveries of U.S. liquefied natural gas to the European Union were up nearly 20 percent year-over-year during the month of April, new data reveal. For the

April 25, 2025
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Monday, March 31, 2025
Yamal LNG ship-to-ship transfer
Energy

Russia Conducts Rare Double Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfer to Circumvent Latest EU Sanctions

Just days after the EU banned the transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas, Russia deployed four LNG carriers for an unusual double ship-to-ship transfer

March 31, 2025
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Ship-to-ship transfer of Russian LNG from Yamal LNG near Honningsvåg on February 19, 2019. (Source: Courtesy of Kystverket / Norwegian Coastal Administration)
Energy

EU Transshipment Ban on Russian LNG Takes Effect, Forcing Shift to Ship-to-Ship Transfers

More than three years into the Ukraine War the EU has finally slammed the door shut to the transfer of Russian LNG across its terminals. Ukrainian officials

March 26, 2025
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Russia’s Newest Arctic Oil Tanker Passes Through Suez Canal As US Mulls Easing of Sanctions
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Russia’s Newest Arctic Oil Tanker Passes Through Suez Canal As US Mulls Easing of Sanctions

Russia’s first home-built Arc6 ice-class oil tanker continues its voyage from the Zvezda shipyard in the Far East to its service area in the Arctic. After a

March 11, 2025
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Monday, March 3, 2025
LNG carrier at dusk
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US Ships 80 Percent of LNG Exports to Europe During February

After declining sales to Europe during the second half of 2024, LNG from the U.S. is again in high demand on the

March 3, 2025
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Friday, February 28, 2025
Russia Shipped Record 22 Million Tonnes of LNG Through Arctic in 2024
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Russia Shipped Record 22 Million Tonnes of LNG Through Arctic in 2024

Russia continues to use the Arctic as an expanding transport corridor for its hydrocarbon resources. Last year it carried 21.86 million tonnes of liquefied

February 28, 2025
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Monday, February 24, 2025
Russian Gas Condensate Deliveries to Europe Continue to Fly Under Radar
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Russian Gas Condensate Deliveries to Europe Continue to Fly Under Radar

As Western attention remains focused on Russia’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas shadow fleet, a third type of fuel, gas condensate, continues to flow

February 24, 2025
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
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Russia’s Yamal LNG Gets New Tanker for Ship-to-Ship Transfers

 Russia's liquefied natural gas plant Yamal LNG, led by Novatek, has acquired a new gas carrier for ship-to-ship operations near the Arctic port of

February 13, 2025
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Hazira LNG (liquefied natural gas), India. Photo Courtesy Shell
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Russia Pitches Sanctioned Arctic LNG Cargoes to Indian Buyers

Russian officials have held meetings with Indian buyers this week in an effort to sell liquefied natural gas from a flagship export facility sanctioned by the

February 13, 2025
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Thursday, January 30, 2025
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Russia’s Yamal LNG Acquires New Tanker

Jan 30 (Reuters) – Russia’s liquefied natural gas plant Yamal LNG, led by Novatek, has acquired a new gas carrier for ship-to-ship operations

January 30, 2025
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Monday, December 23, 2024
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Russia’s LNG Shadow Fleet Resumes Operations After Months-Long Hiatus

Several vessels of Russia’s LNG shadow fleet are on the move after idling for much of the past two months. In the Western Arctic near Murmansk, newbuild LNG

December 23, 2024
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Monday, December 16, 2024
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EU Imposes First-Ever Sanctions On Yamal Gas Project Targeting ‘Christophe de Margerie’ LNG Carrier

The EU’s 15th sanctions package against Russia for the first time targets Yamal LNG by including a carrier in service of the project.  The ice-capable

December 16, 2024
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Friday, November 22, 2024
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Russia Resumes Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfers Ahead of EU Transshipment Ban

Transshipments of liquefied natural gas have resumed in Russia’s Arctic off Kildin Island near Murmansk. The restart comes around a month earlier than during

November 22, 2024
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Monday, June 27, 2022
Russian LNG Ship Concludes Northern Sea Route Voyage
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Russian LNG Ship Concludes Northern Sea Route Voyage

by John Konrad (gCaptain) According to the ship-tracking website Marine Traffic, the arctic LNG tanker Nikolay Yevgenov has arrived in the Pacific Ocean after

June 27, 2022
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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Tanker Shortage Delays Russian Arctic LNG Shipments to Asia

By Dina Khrennikova and Olga Tanas (Bloomberg) — Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas producer plans to start shipments to Asia across the

June 8, 2021
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