Russia sent the first conventional, non-ice-class LNG carrier of the year to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project on Wednesday as a growing fleet of crude oil tankers assembled nearby ahead of a summer push through the Northern Sea Route, underscoring Moscow’s expanding reliance on Arctic shipping to sustain energy exports despite Western sanctions.
The NSR has become increasingly important to Russia as it seeks to reduce exposure to security risks farther south,
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