Russia's Yamal LNG Ships First Cargo to China in Months as EU Ban Nears

Russia’s Yamal LNG Sends First Cargo to China Since November as EU Demand Dominated Q1

Russia’s Yamal LNG project has dispatched its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to China since November, ship-tracking data showed on Tuesday, marking a tentative resumption of flows to Asia after European buyers absorbed all volumes in the first quarter of 2026.

Russia's Yamal LNG Ships First Cargo to China in Months as EU Ban Nears

The Yamal LNG export plant in Russia has shipped its first cargo to China in five months as the EU launches in a few weeks a stepwise plan of banning imports of Russian natural gas.   Yamal LNG, operated by Russia’s top LNG producer and exporter Novatek, had the Geneva carrier loaded in recent days and en route to China with an estimated time of arrival May 15, according to LSEG data cited by Reuters. Yamal LNG shipments would be allowed into th…

Yamal LNG sends first cargo to China in six months

Voyage by Chinese vessel comes as the EU steps up Russian gas import ban

Russia’s Yamal LNG Resumes Shipments to China After Months-Long Gap

Yamal LNG, controlled by Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer Novatek, has sent its first cargo to China since last November, LSEG data showed on Tuesday, weeks before the gradual enforcement of Europe's ban on Russian LNG imports.The project…