Russia’s Sanctioned Arctic LNG Project Seeks Buyers in Asia, Again

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 export facility, which is sanctioned by the United States, is coming back to life after a year of no activity and is looking for buyers in Asia. At least four tankers carrying LNG from Russia’s flagship Arctic project have departed in recent days from the export facility via the Northern Route to Asia, vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg showed on Monday. The latest development signals that Russia is trying – again – to sell the LNG from the sanctioned project led by Russian firm Novatek, and…