Russia and China Defy U.S. Sanctions with New LNG Shipments

Gazprom no longer hides where it sends the sanctioned LNG: EADaily

EADaily, December 8th, 2025. A tanker with a batch of LNG from the Baltic Portovaya complex, which is under US sanctions, is being unloaded at the Chinese Beihai terminal. Earlier, cargo from another sanctioned project, Arctic LNG—2, went there.

Russia LNG Plant in Baltics Sends Sanctioned Gas to China

(Bloomberg) — A Russian liquefied natural gas export facility delivered its first shipment to China since being sanctioned by the US in January, the latest sign of increased energy cooperation between Beijing and Moscow.

Russia and China Defy U.S. Sanctions with New LNG Shipments

China has just welcomed the first shipment from a Russian LNG export project on the Baltic Sea sanctioned by the U.S. on a U.S.-blacklisted vessel, as Russia and China continue to flaunt Western sanctions on their LNG trade.  The LNG tanker Valera, sanctioned by the United States, docked at the Chinese LNG import terminal of Beihai on Monday, according to shipping data compiled by Bloomberg. In October, Valera loaded LNG from the Portovaya LNG s…

Russia’s Gazprom Ships Sanctioned LNG to China Signaling Deepening Energy Ties

LNG carrier Valera has arrived at PipeChina’s Beihai Terminal carrying a load of sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Gazprom’s Portovaya LNG plant. This marks China’s first purchase from the blacklisted plant since U.S. sanctions targeted the facility in January 2025. The development underscores the further expansion of Sino-Russian energy cooperation.