Russia ranks second after US in terms of value of LNG supplies to EU in September

The European Union purchased around 498 mln euros worth of LNG from Russia

MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. Russia ranked second after the United States in terms of the value of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to the European Union in September, with a share of 8.5%, according to TASS calculations based on Eurostat data.

The European Union purchased around 498 mln euros worth of LNG from Russia, up by 42% year-on-year.

The United States with supplies of its LNG took first place with 72.4% and 4.25 bln euros.

In total, from January to September, Europe purchased 6.7 bln euros worth of LNG from Russia. Consequently, Russia also ranked second after the United States in terms of the total value of the European Union’s LNG imports in the first nine months of this year, accounting for a 17.3% share, compared to 16.3% in the previous year.

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