China Adds to LNG Imports from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Despite Sanctions

China received its 14th LNG shipment from Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, with the Arctic Mulan delivering to Beihai terminal in Guangxi, data from LSEG and Kpler show.

(Reuters) — China has received a 14th cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia's Arctic LNG 2, LSEG and Kpler data showed, despite U.S. and EU sanctions imposed on the project over Moscow's war in Ukraine.

The most recent tanker to deliver LNG from the project to China was the Arctic Mulan, which loaded from the Koryak floating storage unit in Kamchatka, eastern Russia on Oct. 29. The storage unit is only used for handling LNG from Arctic LNG 2, according to Kpler data.

Arctic Mulan delivered the cargo to the Beihai LNG Terminal in the southwestern region of Guangxi on Nov. 11, Kpler and LSEG data showed.

Shipping database Equasis lists the tanker's registered owner as Zinnia International and its ship or commercial manager as Skyhart Management Services, both with registered addresses in Haryana, India.

PipeChina, operator of the Beihai LNG Terminal, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Below are the tankers that have delivered Arctic LNG 2 cargoes to Beihai, according to Kpler data:

Tanker name (IMO number)	Arrival date
Arctic Mulan (9864837)	August 28
Voskhod (9953511)	September 6
Zarya (9953535)	September 9
Buran (9953509)	September 12
Iris (9953523)	September 16
Arctic Mulan (9864837)	September 22
Arctic Vostok (9216298)	September 30
La Perouse (9849887)	October 9
Arctic Metagaz (9243148)	October 14
Arctic Mulan (9864837)	October 17
Iris (9953523)	October 23
Arctic Vostok (9216298)	October 27
La Perouse (9849887)	October 30
Arctic Mulan (9864837)	November 11

Reuters could not find contact information for the registered owner and ship or commercial manager of each tanker at the time of its discharge.

PipeChina did not respond to requests for comment on each of the earlier deliveries.