LNG

Chinese liquefied natural gas imports reached almost 79 million tonnes in 2021, increasing by more than 18 percent and overtaking Japan to become the World No. 1 importer of the fuel.

The Russian authorities said that cargo transportations along the Northern Sea Route from Russia to Asia in the January-September 2021 period have amounted to 24.22 million tons, which is 3.5 percent more than in the same period last year.

Novatek, the natural gas company and operator of the Yamal LNG export plant in Arctic Russia, said the Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker “Christophe de Margerie” of Sovcomflot successfully transited the eastbound and ice-covered part of the Northern Sea Route and reached the Bering Strait in only 12 days.