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Bulgaria is replacing Russian gas with U.S. LNG imported via Greece, but is also looking to enhance its role as a transit country for American gas to reach Ukraine.

New Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi is caught between Russian LNG supply, U.S. political pressure and domestic power cost fears.

The EU is finalising a ban on Russian gas and LNG. But its dependence on American LNG has only increased, warn experts.

Plans to expand gas pipeline capacity in the Western Balkans risk significantly jeopardising the energy transition in the region.

Moldova has managed to replace the gas volumes cut off by Russia’s Gazprom, but the country’s energy import dependency remains a concern.

Russian shipments of LNG to China in spite of sanctions display assertiveness and political gamesmanship by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Last month, controversially, Vietnam imported its first Russian LNG cargo, as the country struggles to meet energy demand.

Concerns about over-investment in European regasification capacity in recent years are misplaced, conference delegates heard on Tuesday.

The EU Commission will unveil plans to phase out fossil fuels imports from Russia next month, its president Ursula von Der Leyen said at an IEA Summit on Thursday.

Pipeline shipments of Russian gas through Ukraine permanently stopped on January 1st, marking a pivotal moment for international energy relations.

The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline could carry as much as 50 billion cubic metres of gas per annum across 2,600 km.