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China’s intake of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) surged to an all-time high in October as Western sanctions forced a retreat by other buyers and redirected cargoes, while analysts said that key drivers included discounted prices and Beijing’s shift to non-US suppliers.
Chinese customs data released on Thursday showed that imports from Russia jumped by 76.7 per cent, year on year, to 1.3 million tonnes – the first time monthly volumes from across the northern border topped 1 million tonnes, according to financial data provider Wind.
Russian LNG accounted for 22.5 per cent of China’s total imports, nearly double its 11.4 per cent share from a year prior, while month-on-month shipments rose by 33.1 per cent from September.
The value of last month’s imports increased at a slower pace – up 31.8 per cent, year on year – suggesting that Russia offered reduced prices per unit.
“The custom data seems to reinforce what has been reported already: Russia is likely offering steep discounts to China on LNG shipments,” said Chim Lee, senior analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit. “The decline in unit prices is less sharp for non-Russian cargoes.”
The spike in China’s buying from Russia came amid heightened sanctions on Russian energy, as the European Union last month announced a phased ban on LNG imports, with short-term contracts ending in six months and long-term ones set to terminate by 2027.
Meanwhile, Washington has reportedly pressured allies such as Japan to curb purchases of Russian LNG.
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Russia looks forward to selling natural gas to China at lower prices as compared to what it charges Europe and Turkey, as per an Economy Ministry draft outlook that’s tied to the 2026 budget. The document, as seen by Bloomberg, goes on to project that Chinese deliveries are going to be priced a minimum of 27% below European as well as Turkish levels for the next three years, with the gap broadening to 38% in 2025.
The numbers expose the price Moscow is going to pay for its eastward pivot. Due to the fact that Europe is largely off the table, Russia has gone ahead and funnelled volumes in the Power of Siberia line and is wanting to seal the Power of Siberia 2, which has been long-delayed and which happens to be a 50-billion-cubic-meter conduit into northern China. Apparently, these pipelines guarantee an outlet when it comes to the Siberian gas, and at the same time, they also cement quite steep discounts as compared to what Europe once paid.
Statements made by the Russian officials have gone on to echo this direction.
Alexei Miller, the Gazprom chief, has publicly agreed to the fact of natural gas to China at lower prices as compared to Europe, while Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, went on to describe the arrangement as giving China a major competitive advantage.
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In der Sendung gings darum, ob wir in der EU Politik ein Personalproblem haben.
Zitat: “Sie habe sich das kürzlich angeschaut, und es gäbe kein billiges russisches Gas” Zitatende.








