China Keeps Importing Russian LNG After Dodging New US Curbs (1)

China is pushing ahead with imports of US-sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas, after the White House stopped short of putting additional restrictions on the trade in its latest wave of sanctions.

The Iris vessel, carrying a shipment from the blacklisted Arctic LNG 2 facility in Russia, docked at the Beihai import terminal in southern China on Thursday, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. This is China’s 11th shipment of restricted Russian LNG since late-August.

The move comes after US President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on Russia by blacklisting state-run oil giants Rosneft PJSC and Lukoil PJSC, citing Moscow’s ...