Russian small scale liquid natural gas producer (LNG) located on the Baltic Sea coast, Portovaya LNG and Kryogaz-Vysotsk, has suspended LNG supply, LSEG tracking data was shown on Thursday, because US sanctions were kicked.
Last month Washington introduced new sanctions against Russia for conflicts in Ukraine, including the two factories, with grace period until February 27.
Kryogaz-Vysotsk, controlled by Novatek NVTK and Gazprombank, last sent a cargo on February 18, with shipping to the Belgian Zeebregge Terminal on February 22, LSEG data showed. LSEG data also shows that the last shipment of Portovaya LNG was in mid -January.
Tanker that serves all plants at sea, LSEG data shows.
Kryogaz-Vysotsk has an annual production capacity of 820,000 metric tons of LNG while Portovaya LNG can produce 1.5 million tons per year.
Source: Reuters