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Gazprom Sends First LNG Cargo Via Northern Sea Route

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Gazprom shipped a first LNG cargo from its plant on the shores of the Baltic Sea via the Northern Sea route, according to Refinitiv ship tracking data.

  • According to the data, the Velikiy Novgorod tanker was loaded with LNG from the Portovaya LNG plant on Aug. 14. As of Tuesday, it was moving in the Barents Sea in the Arctic. The final destination for the cargo has not been disclosed.
  • The Northern Sea Route is an alternative to the Suez Canal although the route is physically challenging.
  • The Portovaya LNG with a capacity of 1.5 million tons/yr started production last September. LNG cargoes from the plant had so far been shipped only to Turkey or Greece.

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