EU Imports Record Amounts of Russian Arctic LNG First 9 Months of 2026

The EU paid an estimated €1.92 billion for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia's Yamal project in the third quarter of 2026, according to new Urgewald analysis of Kpler data.

EU ports received a record 12.18 million tonnes between January and September, an increase of 9.5 per cent compared with the same period last year.

EU ports received 2.21 million tonnes between July and September, as Washington approaches a deadline to review sanctions on the vessels sustaining Russia's gas trade.

Although third-quarter import volumes were 13.6 per cent lower than in Q3 2025, the EU's estimated bill for the first nine months reached €7.88 billion.

Urgewald's analysis shows that 167 Yamal cargoes were delivered to EU ports between January and September. Europe received 85 per cent of the project's recorded deliveries by volume, remaining by far its largest market.