European sanctions against re -export of Russian liquefied gas were implemented
reports Mehr News Agency Russia ( LNG ) was implemented through the ports of the area aimed at reducing energy revenue. The ban, which banned Russian shipments in the EU ports for export to third countries, was approved on June 6 and reached the signed contracts before June 1 last year until March 5.
Gas market experts say this will have little effect, because the transfer of cargoes LNG Russia will be less than 5 % of the total Moscow gas exports through EU ports to Asia.
Russia, Russia, the fourth largest producer LNG in the world with an annual export of 4.9 million tonnes per year, with four percent annual growth. Analysts estimate that about 1.5 million people LNG has been rewritten in EU ports for export to Asia in year 2.
The EU has no instant plans to stop buying LNG Russia. The block has announced that it will try to cut off its dependence on Russian gas by increasing gas imports from Norway, the United States and Qatar.
According to the World Energy School of “ Amber (EBber), Russian natural gas imports into the European Union increased by 5 % in the past year. The trend continues in year 2, and the European Union has averaged 4.3 million cubic meters per day of import LNG Russia in February, which shows a 5 % monthly growth monthly growth.
Reuters report, export LNG Russia from November to June, relying on EU ports, because thick ice prevents ordinary ships from carrying LNG to the North Pole Terminals of the factory Yamal LNG Style = “Text-align: Justify”> Navatk . These cargoes are transferred to EU centers via freezing vessels, where they are re -loaded to conventional gas carriers through shipping to ship and exported to countries such as China, Taiwan, India and Turkey.