U.S. Sanctions Catch Up to Chinese Supplier Wison for Illicit Delivery of a Power Plant to Arctic LNG 2 As part of a massive sanctions package days before the end of the Biden administration, the U.S. blocked a key Chinese technology provider, Zhoushan Wison Offshore and Marine. The company had been the focus of a HNN investigation in October 2024.
Cargo Shipment from Belgium to Russia Highlights Continued Flow of LNG Technology from EU A cargo delivery from Antwerp in Belgium to Novatek’s Yamal LNG plant in the Russian Arctic raises questions about the effectiveness of EU sanctions. The Antwerp shipment is part of a much larger problem. By some accounts European companies have supplied more $600m worth of equipment to Russia since the beginning of the war.
China’s Wison New Energies At Risk of Sanctions U.S. Official Says as the Delivery of Arctic LNG Power Plant Imminent China's Wison New Energies exposes itself to significant sanctions risk if it delivers the power plant to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, a U.S. state department official stated to HNN. Two of the three vessels carrying the massive modules have now arrived at Russia’s doorstep after a month-long voyage across the partly ice-cover Arctic.
Wison Modules En Route to Arctic LNG Project In Defiance of Sanctions A Chinese-manufactured power plant for a sanctioned Russian LNG project continues to inch closer to the Arctic. Three heavy lift vessels have reached the northern Pacific and are days from passing through the Bering Strait.
Inside the Elaborate Scheme to Transport a Chinese Power Plant to Russia’s Arctic Undetected In a desperate attempt to salvage Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas project a small fleet of Chinese cargo vessels has set sail for the Arctic. Aboard is a massive power plant for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project, assembled at China’s Wison New Energies for the past two years. With only weeks left before winter sea ice will make the route impassible the delivery is a race against time and against Western sanctions.
Inside the Elaborate Scheme to Transport a Chinese Power Plant to Russia’s Arctic Undetected In a desperate attempt to salvage Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas project a small fleet of Chinese cargo vessels has set sail for the Arctic. Aboard is a massive power plant for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project, assembled at China’s Wison New Energies for the past two years. With only weeks left before winter sea ice will make the route impassible the delivery is a race against time and against Western sanctions.
Chinese Wison New Energies Ceases Work on Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Project In a surprise move Wison New Energies announced that it would halt all work with Russia. The company has been a key contributor to Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project. Its move could also be an attempt to shield itself from future sanctions, days after another Chinese yard was placed under sanctions by the U.S.
