The European Union ban on transshipments of supercooled Russian gas has thus far shown little effectiveness. There are no signs that it is fundamentally affecting Russian exports from the Yamal LNG project. TODAY” Deliveries of Russian LNG from Yamal Hold Steady
TODAY” Deliveries of Russian LNG from Yamal Hold Steady
According to new data by Norway’s Center for High North Logistics, the overall number of departures from Yamal LNG has held steady in recent months.
During the first five months of 2025 the researchers recorded 120 departures, just three less than during the same period in 2024.
Between Jan 1 and May 31 EU countries imported at least 96 deliveries of LNG, comparable to 2024. While deliveries by France and Spain are down, arrivals to the Netherlands and Portugal are up.
The only port recording a substantial decline in deliveries is Belgium’s Zeebrugge, which functioned as the primary transshipment hub for Russian LNG. However, many of these cargoes did not remain in the EU but were transferred to other vessels before onward transport to Asia.