EU Imports of Yamal Gas Hit Record Ahead of Ban on Russian LNG

The EU boosted its imports of Russian LNG from the Yamal LNG project to a record high in the first four months of 2026, just before the bloc started implementing a phased-out ban on imports of Russia’s LNG, bne IntelliNews reported on Thursday, citing a report by environmental campaign group Urgewald. Year to date, nearly every cargo exported out of the Russian Yamal project has reached a European port, according to the report, which has used Kpler shipping data to track EU imports of Russian LNG. The EU welcomed as many as 91 cargoes from…