US EditionRussia Delays LNG Output Target of 100 Million Tons per Year Due to Sanctions
Western sanctions have delayed Russia's LNG expansion, with output now projected between 90-105 million tons by 2030 and 110-130 million tons by 2036, officials said.
- On December 25, 2025, Russia delayed its 100 million tons annual LNG output target by several years, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said sanctions have derailed expansion plans.
- US and allied sanctions have restricted access to foreign funding and equipment, while European Union curbs and rising rival supply have created headwinds to Russia's LNG expansion.
- The Yamal LNG project, Yamal Peninsula, South Tambey field, remains Russia's flagship, continuing operation with 1.6 million tons capacity despite delays.
- Russia became the second-largest supplier of LNG to China in November, overtaking Australia, with shipments more than doubling to approximately 1.6 million metric tons that month.
- Looking toward the 2030s, a revised strategy projects 90-105 million tons by 2030 and 110-130 million tons by 2036, reflecting a slower expansion path, while Russia aimed for around 20% of the global LNG market by 2030.
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Russia Delays LNG Expansion Plans as Western Sanctions Bite, Bloomberg Reports
Russia postponed plans to significantly increase it liquefied natural gas (LNG) output as Western sanctions continue to disrupt financing and technology access, Bloomberg reported on December 25. Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said sanctions imposed on Moscow have derailed plans to expand LNG production to 100 million tons annually. Read more Category War in Ukraine Russian LNG Imports Soar in Europe. Why Is Gas Still Flowing…
Russia delays LNG output target on sanctions
Russia has pushed back by "several years" a plan to reach an annual liquefied natural gas output target of 100 million tonnes, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told state TV on Thursday, citing the effect of Western sanctions on its energy industry. Russia's long-term plans to gain a fifth of the global LNG market by 2030-2035, from 8% currently, have been challenged by sanctions imposed over the conflict in Ukraine, including against the n…
The Western sanctions are hitting Russia's energy sector sensitively. Moscow officially admits to missing its production target for liquefied natural gas by years. A planned EU import ban from 2027 will further aggravate the situation for the Kremlin.
The Russian Deputy Prime Minister recognized this Thursday that the country's objective of producing liquefied natural gas should be postponed for a few years. The fault of the sanctions that have affected his country since the invasion of Ukraine.
Sanctions drastically inhibit Russia's ambitious LNG production targets, with Moscow's global market strategy stalling considerably.
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