The European Commission (EC) this week is considering a ban on transshipments or re-exports of Russian LNG through European Union (EU) ports as part of Brussels’ latest sanctions package. 

The UK, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Germany have banned Russian liquified natural gas imports, but an EU-wide ban on Russian LNG imports is not included as part of the proposed sanctions. The focus remains on stopping the transhipment of LNG and its re-export to other countries using European ships. 

“All decisions on sanctions are taken unanimously by member states in the council,” a spokesperson for the EC told NGI, saying they could not confirm the contents or timing of upcoming packages.

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