European imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia at ‘record levels’

09/01/2025 10:34 The Guardian

Rystad Energy releases data days after Ukraine stopped flows of Russian gas through its pipelinesEurope bought a record amount of liquefied natural gas from Russia last year, data shows, despite EU efforts to ditch the fossil fuels funding Putin’s war chest.Ships carrying 17.8m tonnes of ultra-cold Russian gas docked in European ports in 2024, up by more than 2m tonnes from the year before, according to analysts Rystad Energy. Continue reading...

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