EU’s Arctic LNG appetite hits new high with €5.96 billion bill for 136 Russian cargoes in H1 2026

The European Union (EU) has become the primary destination of Russia's Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by turning into a backbone of the Russian LNG business in the first six months of 2026, dishing out billions of euros to assuage its LNG cravings with nearly all shipments from Yamal coming to EU ports, based on the findings of a new analysis from Urgewald, Germany’s non-profit environmental research organization. The post EU’s Arctic LNG appetite hits new high with €5.96 billion bill for 136 Russian cargoes in H1 2026 appeared first on Offshore Energy .