Over the past 9 months, Russia has increased LNG supplies to Europe by 10%, to 16.5 billion cubic meters. m, TASS reported, citing calculations based on data from the European Analytical Center Bruegel. The European Union imported about 16.5 billion cubic meters in the months of January - September. m of Russian LNG, while a year earlier the volume was 15 billion cubic meters. from. In September, 1.1 billion cubic meters were supplied to Europe. m of Russian LNG - 59% more than in August and at the level of September last year. LNG imports by Europe in September totaled 10.4 billion cubic meters. from. In the months of January - September, LNG purchases by the European Union countries decreased by 5%, to 104 billion cubic meters. from. The supply of LNG to the European Union from the American direction (USA and Trinidad and Tobago) decreased at the end of last month by 3% compared to August and amounted to 7.5 billion cubic meters. from. In the months of January - September, Europe's gas imports from these countries remained at the level of the previous year - 65.3 billion cubic meters. from. Africa supplied Europe with about 11.9 billion cubic meters. m of LNG since the beginning of the year, the Middle East - 2.6 billion cubic meters. from. The figure from the Middle East dropped by 69% due to the conflict in the Middle East. On January 26, the Council of the European Union approved a total ban on the supply of Russian LNG to the European Union starting January 1, 2027, and pipeline gas from September 30, 2027. The ban on LNG imports under short-term contracts comes into effect on April 25, 2026. Short-term contracts for the supply of pipeline gas were supposed to expire by June 26. Vladimir Putin said that Russia, in light of the European Union's intention to completely abandon Russian gas, can itself initiate an early exit from the European market and divert supplies to other, more interested buyers. Alexander Novak reported that Russian companies will divert part of the LNG supply from Europe to friendly countries, including China, India, Thailand and the Philippines, without waiting for further restrictions from the European Union. Energopol in Max "Energy Policy" site.

Over the past 9 months, Russia has increased LNG supplies to Europe by 10%, to 16.5 billion cubic meters. m, TASS reported, citing calculations based on data from the European Analytical Center Bruegel. The European Union imported about 16.5 billion cubic meters in the months of January - September. m of Russian LNG, while a year earlier the volume was 15 billion cubic meters. from. In September, 1.1 billion cubic meters were supplied to Europe. m of Russian LNG - 59% more than in August and at the level of September last year. LNG imports by Europe in September totaled 10.4 billion cubic meters. from. In the months of January - September, LNG purchases by the European Union countries decreased by 5%, to 104 billion cubic meters. from. The supply of LNG to the European Union from the American direction (USA and Trinidad and Tobago) decreased at the end of last month by 3% compared to August and amounted to 7.5 billion cubic meters. from. In the months of January - September, Europe's gas imports from these countries remained at the level of the previous year - 65.3 billion cubic meters. from. Africa supplied Europe with about 11.9 billion cubic meters. m of LNG since the beginning of the year, the Middle East - 2.6 billion cubic meters. from. The figure from the Middle East dropped by 69% due to the conflict in the Middle East. On January 26, the Council of the European Union approved a total ban on the supply of Russian LNG to the European Union starting January 1, 2027, and pipeline gas from September 30, 2027. The ban on LNG imports under short-term contracts comes into effect on April 25, 2026. Short-term contracts for the supply of pipeline gas were supposed to expire by June 26. Vladimir Putin said that Russia, in light of the European Union's intention to completely abandon Russian gas, can itself initiate an early exit from the European market and divert supplies to other, more interested buyers. Alexander Novak reported that Russian companies will divert part of the LNG supply from Europe to friendly countries, including China, India, Thailand and the Philippines, without waiting for further restrictions from the European Union. Energopol in Max "Energy Policy" site.