Russian shadow fleet tankers begin arriving in China

Another Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas has arrived in China, the second in recent times, Reuters informs.

According to the agency, the Russian LNG tanker Voskhod was anchored near an LNG terminal in the port of Tieshan, in the southwestern Guangxi province of China. The tanker, sailing under the Russian flag with a cargo of 150,000 cubic meters of LNG, had been loaded at the Arctic LNG 2 plant in Gydan, northern Siberia, on July 19.

This is the second shipment from the sanctioned project delivered to China, after the Arctic Mulan tanker — also under sanctions — arrived at the Beihai LNG terminal at the end of August. Production under the Arctic project began in December 2023. However, gas deliveries have been lagging behind schedule due to a shortage of ice-class tankers and Western sanctions.

Russian shadow fleet tankers begin arriving in China – Reuters

Illustrative photo: Russian shadow fleet tankers begin arriving in China (Getty Images)© RBC-Ukraine (UK)

Arctic LNG 2, 60% of which is owned by the Russian company Novatek, was intended to become one of the country’s largest LNG plants with a target capacity of 19.8 million tons per year. But sanctions have clouded its prospects.