China Takes Blacklisted Russian LNG in Defiance of UK Sanctions

A shipment of Russian liquefied natural gas arrived at a Chinese terminal for the first time since the UK sanctioned the port facility, underscoring Beijing’s appetite for Moscow’s energy supplies despite Western efforts to curb such trade.

The Arctic Mulan vessel, carrying fuel from the already blacklisted Arctic LNG 2 plant in Russia, landed at the Beihai LNG station on Friday, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The UK sanctioned the terminal because it has been receiving the restricted Russian cargoes since late August.