otherlow impact05/09/2026, 13:47:01Confidence 50/100
Russia doubles LNG shadow fleet in a year to boost gas exports – Bloomberg
Russia has nearly doubled its fleet of tankers transporting liquefied natural gas from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project in less than a year, as Moscow seeks to expand lucrative fuel exports despite Western restrictions.
Claims & verification status
Claimed
Russia has nearly doubled its fleet of tankers transporting liquefied natural gas from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project in less than a year.
Attributed to: Bloomberg
Claimed
Moscow seeks to expand lucrative fuel exports despite Western restrictions.
Attributed to: Bloomberg
Impact analysis
Who claims what
- —Moscow seeks to expand lucrative fuel exports despite Western restrictions. (per Bloomberg)
- —Russia has nearly doubled its fleet of tankers transporting liquefied natural gas from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project in less than a year. (per Bloomberg)
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Our assessment
If the claims attributed to Bloomberg hold, Russian exporters may be adapting to Western sanctions by increasing their use of shadow fleets to transport LNG. This would likely…