Finland’s Energy Firm Gasum to Halt Russian LNG Imports amid EU Sanctions

Finland’s energy company Gasum will stop buying or importing Russian liquefied natural gas from July 26, in line with a clause with the fresh EU sanctions on Russia, which includes sanctions targeting LNG. The European Union adopted on Monday a new sanctions package against Russia, targeting Russian LNG projects and shipments for the first time and looking to curb Moscow’s use of the so-called dark fleet to circumvent the price caps on Russian crude and oil products. The EU member states approved this week the 14th…