Russian LNG imports into the Netherlands' main terminal at Rotterdam have risen in recent months.
This underlines the need for further sanctions, the Dutch Government has said.
Imports of Russian LNG arriving at Rotterdam’s GATE terminal increased in the third quarter of this year, doubling to two per month.
The increase could be down to new sanctions that came into effect this summer, the Government said, prohibiting the throughput of Russian LNG from the EU to countries outside the union - but not LNG imports into EU countries.
This has probably shifted trading routes to terminals with sufficient capacity for EU imports, such as Rotterdam, Dutch Energy Minister, Sophie Hermans said in a letter to parliament earlier this week.
"We want to responsibly cut Russian gas imports and this development is therefore worrying and undesirable," Hermans said. "A common European approach is crucial."
Hermans added that she would discuss the need for further sanctions at the next gathering of EU energy ministers on 15th October, with the aim of getting it on the agenda of the council of government leaders, who ultimately decide on sanctions.
She also said she expected the European Commission to clarify in the coming months how countries can take targeted measures themselves.
