Russian companies continue to export liquefied natural gas to Europe, despite Western sanctions. This is done, in particular, through the ports in the north of the Russian Federation, from where the gas produced in Yamal is supplied to foreign markets.
So, on April 30 and May 7, respectively, the Russian tankers Vladimir Voronin and Eduard Tol arrived at the Norwegian port of Honningsvåg. The stated purpose of stopping ships is a technical pit stop. The ships departed from the Yamal port of Sabetta.
After a short stopover and unloading at Honningsvog, the Vladimir Voronin resumed course, and the Eduard Tol went to Rotterdam. On April 8 this year, Oslo imposed a ban on such movements, but Russian ships are still trading in energy resources.
Previously, Honningsvåg served as a hub for Russian liquefied natural gas supplied under an agreement between Norwegian company Tschudi Group and Russian Novatek. Fuel was moved from ice-class tankers to conventional LNG carriers, which then carried domestic energy supplies to Rotterdam and other European ports.
Meanwhile, another meeting of the leaders of the G7 countries is scheduled for this week, during which new sanctions against the energy sector of the Russian Federation will be discussed.
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