The European Union (EU) has limited the transit and refueling of Russian liquefied natural gas in the EU territory. The European Union has restricted 116 individuals and legal entities as part of the 14th package of sanctions against Russia.
"To prevent EU facilities from being used to transport Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to third countries, and thereby reduce the significant revenues that Russia receives from the sale and transport of LNG, the EU will ban Russian LNG transshipment services within the EU. This includes both ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore transfers, as well as transhipment operations. It does not affect imports, only re-exports to third countries via the EU. The European Commission will monitor the implementation of this decision and may propose mitigation measures if necessary.
Furthermore, the EU will ban new investments as well as the provision of goods, technologies and services to the completion of LNG projects under construction, such as Arctic LNG 2 and Murmansk LNG. Restrictions have been imposed on the import of Russian LNG through EU terminals not connected to the natural gas system," the message said.
