Russia Sets New Record for LNG Shipments to China in September

Moscow, November 20 – According to China’s General Administration of Customs, Russia set a new record for shipments of liquefied natural gas to China in September 2025, with 1.299 million tons shipped (compared to 751 thousand tons the previous year). The previous peak was in July 2023, with 1 million tons. Major LNG plants in Russia include Sakhalin Energy (co-owned by Gazprom, Mitsui, and Mitsubishi), Yamal LNG (with Novatek, TotalEnergies, China’s CNPC and SRF), Gazprom LNG Portovaya, and Cryogas-Vysoch. Russia remained the third-largest LNG supplier to the Chinese market after Australia and Qatar, shipping a total of 2.066 million tons to major Asian buyers (China, Japan, South Korea) in September 2025. Cumulative gas shipments to China, both through pipelines and in liquefied form, reached 4.078 billion cubic meters in September 2025, representing a 37% increase from the previous year.