US targets gas carriers that lifted first Arctic LNG 2 cargoes in latest Russian sanctions push
LNG carriers Asya Energy and Pioneer amid seven gas carriers designated by the US State Department on Friday
Marking the Ukrainian Independence Day, the US designated hundreds of individuals and entities in its latest Russian sanctions push. Among the designations were seven LNG carriers, including two that are suspected of lifting the first cargoes out of Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project